Belly breathing is sending the inhale all the way into the low belly to expand it like a balloon, and exhaling to feel the waist cinch. Strictly belly breathing, with no chest movement at all immobilizes the ribcage and mid back.
Many people ask me -'What exactly is Pilates?'. Boy is that a loaded question! After 15 years of being a Pilates fan, I still can't sum it up in an easy way. And you know why? Because when you 'get into Pilates' you realise how crazy complex it is!
In the second of my series of “Pilates Stories”, I talk about Pierre, who was having a series of big accidents, mainly from losing his balance. Read on to see how doing Pilates changed his daily life.