| Has your doctor recommended taking Pilates or Yoga | | | | Also, make sure you tell your instructor if an exercise |
| to help your Sciatic Nerve pain and you looked at him | | | | is too difficult or is painful for you. A qualified instructor |
| like he had nine heads? Don't worry - he's not crazy. | | | | will know how to modify the exercises so that you |
| Pilates is one of the best exercise programs for | | | | can get the most out of them without adding to your |
| learning better posture and spinal alignment. Those | | | | pain. Rest assured, there are as many ways to |
| Yoga stretches and the deep breathing can help keep | | | | complete these exercises as tea in China and |
| your muscles flexible and healthy. Don't be afraid of | | | | everybody is different, so you may be able to one |
| Pilates or Yoga. "Try it - you'll like it." | | | | exercise the same way as the instructor, but may |
| Here's what Pilates is all about. Joseph Pilates | | | | need a modification for another. Take care of your |
| designed his program to align your spine, and stretch all | | | | body - it's the only one you have and enjoy your class! |
| the muscles in your body in dynamic exercises that will | | | | When I began teaching Pilates, I noticed that many of |
| restore your muscles to their normal health and vitality. | | | | the exercises were familiar to me and began |
| Both Pilates and Yoga use deep breathing patterns | | | | researching their origins. I discovered that all of his mat |
| that also help to circulate fresh, oxygenated blood to all | | | | exercises are based upon Yoga poses, however |
| of your muscles. | | | | Pilates added his own spin to them all. He made them |
| One caution I will share though, is that you check the | | | | more dynamic with extra emphasis on spinal alignment. |
| certification of the Pilates instructor before you begin a | | | | Many of my clients have been able to completely |
| class. I have seen some places offering Pilates classes | | | | relieve their chronic neck and shoulder pain or back |
| that are taught by personal trainers who are not | | | | and leg pain through a 10 week session of Pilates |
| specifically certified in Pilates, therefore are not familiar | | | | classes. |
| with Joseph Pilates methods. If your instructor has | | | | Remember, You deserve to be pain free. The |
| been certified by a recognized certification program | | | | excruciating pain that comes with your Sciatica is no |
| like Stott, The Body College or Pilates Method Alliance, | | | | picnic, and to find relief and keep it away for good, you |
| then you can be assured that you'll be receiving the | | | | need to do at least one or two of your exercises |
| program you need for relieving your Sciatic Nerve pain. | | | | every day. |