Exciting new research showing that you are MORE FLEXIBLE during ovulation up to menses and you are STIFFER during your period and the week after. Now if you are a woman reading this, you might be like “Well duh!” but this is VALIDATION for how our bodies feel and change during the month. Not to mention the change women go through during pregnancy! The article mentions a study on how female athletes are more likely to get injured during ovulation through menses since our fascial tissue is looser at that point. Something to think about as you move through your month!

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This also just redefines how much Pilates and the SmartSpine™ System can help keep our bodies strong, but also moving fluidly. The heat of the SmartSpine™ products help teach correct alignment of the spine and pelvis so we can move more easily with better alignment. The heat gives us extra help to feel our body blind spots during class and hopefully take that awareness with us out of the studio. The more aware we are of how our body feels (through our own developed habits and what our bodies do naturally) the more likely we are to stay injury free!