Pilates Hour #123 - A Deeper Dive Into the Core with Shelly Power and Brent Anderson

When is it appropriate to cue the abdominal muscles and what is the best way to facilitate functional control of the core? It is challenging to know what to do when there is so much conflicting information in our professions. Join Brent and Shelly for a lively discussion on how to utilize both the knowledge of the science of the core as well as the science to cue it effectively. 00:00 - Introduction 06:05 - Basic Core Muscle Anatomy 22:04 - Cueing Core with Isolated Muscle Contraction/ Global vs. Isolated 29:59 - Fascia disruption on core 34:18 - Muscle Type 37:40 - Other forces initiating movement 42:32 - Hydraulic amplifier and local stabilization 43:45 - Spinal stability concept 45:56 - Facilitating stability of the torso 54:14 - Isolated Muscle Cueing vs. Systems Cueing 01:02:22 - Load-Induced Cueing 01:03:15 - Final Thoughts --------- #pilateshour is a free webinar series where we discuss various topics on movement science, teaching skills, and much more. They are one hour and hosted by Polestar Pilates founder Brent Anderson with special guests on occasion.Interested in joining us? Please visit: https://polestarpilates.com/webinar