“If Joseph Pilates were alive today, he would applaud the innovation we have brought to his original exercises. As he created the original movements as a response to the needs of a population almost a century ago, we at the Institute have developed a coherent, no nonsense program for addressing the needs of the 21st century client.” TheMethod Pilates
This is a brilliant, simple looking headband with bungees that you pull to create compression around the head. It’s hard to explain until you’ve tried it, but it feels so good and does so much good for the neck, shoulders, and spine when it’s used.
Short term use: It relieves neck pain and shoulder tension! After using it, my head feels lighter.
Long term use: It will correct “Head Forward Syndrome”
Pre-Workout use: I use the HeadFloater in the morning and before bed, but this week I found a new need for it… right before I workout! Occasionally I will do kettlebell swings in the morning for a quick, muscle confusing, full body workout. I usually do 100 swings and then eat breakfast. Well, on this particular morning I thought it would be good to use my HeadFloater after my swings. So I did. When I stood up after using it, I thought, “NOW I feel like I’m ready to do swings.” My posture felt right and my back felt more engaged (very important for kettlebell swings), so I did a few more swings… 100 more because I felt strong and balanced – more so than the first set.
I already knew that HeadFloater sets your head correctly above your body after the use, but this experienced opened my eyes to its value along side exercise. No matter what type of exercise you do, good posture is important to keep the body safe and to work the muscles you are intending on working!
Oh, I should tell you: This takes less than 5 minutes to use and fits in your purse or desk drawer. Could not be easier to get an adjustment whenever you need!
So there. PURCHASE HeadFloater TODAY!- $35 Take it to the gym and use it before your next class or session or pull it out after a long, stressful conference call or hours bent over at the computer… or after an uncomfortable flight or a bad night sleep.
HeadFloater in Pilates Style Magazine – Full Article HERE
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“The Tye4® is resistance training equipment that is worn on the body as a small harness with specially designed thin bungee cords that attach to the arms and feet. Originally developed for standing Pilates exercises, it helps improve balance and posture and has a wide variety of applications.
Balance and Resistance with Tye4®
What is so great about the Tye4® is that the lines of resistance feedback to the core of your body. This is a very Pilates approach to fitness. It’s an effect we get from much of the larger Pilates equipment like the reformer, but getting that direct feedback with something as portable as the Tye4 is unusual. For example, even exercise bands tend to pull oddly at the distant ends of our arms and legs as we use them in resistance training, and we have to use extra focus to make sure we are working from our core. The Tye4® is a more core-direct experience. It is also more stabilizing for the joints this way.This is not super resistance training that we are talking about. We are still in the realm of Pilates where we are more interested in core strength and stability than pumping up our muscles unnecessarily. Therefore, the bungee cords do not need to be very thick and the adjustable lengths are set to give just enough resistance to tone the muscles and activate the core. They can be crossed or held shorter to increase their resistance or stabilizing effect.The feedback the bungee cords provide also help the body figure out where it is in space, and how it needs to organize to maintain balance. There is a whole repertoire of standing Pilates exercises developed for use with the Tye4® to take advantage of the enhanced proprioceptive aspect of it. Dancers and Pilates teachers, of course take to it very naturally, but I can imagine that eventually it will be used to help many people who need extra balance training.”
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