Comments on: Pilates and Obesity; How can I be an effective instructor? http://www.pacificnwpilates.com/tips-for-teachers/pilates-and-obesity-how-can-i-be-an-effective-instructor The Pacific Northwest’s leading STOTT PILATES® Licensed Training Center Wed, 02 May 2012 23:29:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeff http://www.pacificnwpilates.com/tips-for-teachers/pilates-and-obesity-how-can-i-be-an-effective-instructor#comment-81 Jeff Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:17:28 +0000 http://www.pacificnwpilates.com/blog/?p=589#comment-81 Hi Leslie, Thank you Leslie, my client really get connected with the ideas you give it to me. I think you are right always tell them about their bony landmark or cueing anatomically helps them. Then I progress into dead bug series.. It works. Thanks. Hi Leslie,

Thank you Leslie, my client really get connected with the ideas you give it to me. I think you are right always tell them about their bony landmark or cueing anatomically helps them.
Then I progress into dead bug series.. It works.

Thanks.

]]> By: Leslie Braverman http://www.pacificnwpilates.com/tips-for-teachers/pilates-and-obesity-how-can-i-be-an-effective-instructor#comment-80 Leslie Braverman Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:27:13 +0000 http://www.pacificnwpilates.com/blog/?p=589#comment-80 Hi Jeff: Sorry to get back to you so late! It has been a busy couple of weeks. Honestly, I don't use that cue, at all, but I suppose if I were to, I would cue to imagine the ASIS going apart. Since the direction of the fibers runs horizontally, that makes sense to me. I have heard various cues that seem to work for different people. Often the idea of the TA being pulled in from the inside is a good image for people (i.e. imagine there are a bunch of little hooks on the inside and you are drawing the TA gently inward.) A great tactile cue involves just having the client place their fingers just on the inside of their ASIS and feeling the fibers draw a little bit away from them. Lastly, cueing the pelvic floor often helps someone find TA. Hope that helps, Leslie Hi Jeff:
Sorry to get back to you so late! It has been a busy couple of weeks. Honestly, I don’t use that cue, at all, but I suppose if I were to, I would cue to imagine the ASIS going apart. Since the direction of the fibers runs horizontally, that makes sense to me.

I have heard various cues that seem to work for different people. Often the idea of the TA being pulled in from the inside is a good image for people (i.e. imagine there are a bunch of little hooks on the inside and you are drawing the TA gently inward.) A great tactile cue involves just having the client place their fingers just on the inside of their ASIS and feeling the fibers draw a little bit away from them.
Lastly, cueing the pelvic floor often helps someone find TA.

Hope that helps, Leslie

]]> By: Jeff http://www.pacificnwpilates.com/tips-for-teachers/pilates-and-obesity-how-can-i-be-an-effective-instructor#comment-79 Jeff Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:22:55 +0000 http://www.pacificnwpilates.com/blog/?p=589#comment-79 Thank you so much for your lovely advise. Appreciate it. In general, how would you give the image for TA connection? Would you cue ASIS pulling apart or together? I would prefer ASIS pulling apart, what do u think? Thank you so much for your lovely advise. Appreciate it.
In general, how would you give the image for TA connection? Would you cue ASIS pulling apart or together?
I would prefer ASIS pulling apart, what do u think?

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