PeterO said: >snip< >>Recently started a set of exercises called Pilates, at our local gym. It seems to focus on flexibility and core abdominal strength.<< It's the latest craze at all the gyms, pushing the last craze somewhat out of the way (which utilized exercise balls, also know as Swiss balls, physioballs and other names -- all related to stability education). I know a lot of out-of-shape women at work who take mid-day or end-of-the-day classes in my building's fitness centre, and it appears to be great for those with abominable core strength. In fact, fitness experts have maintained for some time, the true importance of abdominal core strength as a way of correcting a host of health concerns. Pilates is just one way of a number of ways to methodize the necessary core workout. Overall abdominal awareness should be part of everyday vigilance, vis a vis posture, walking, etc. I haven't found any core-strength exercise technique to help with sciatica, however, other than power-walking and my usual stretching regime (which I'm not sure if these aggravate or help my recent sciatica problems). Based on some recent backchannel e-mails, I'm giving chiropractic care one more shot, starting next week, to try and get me back in the game for extended spring paddling -- now that arrhythmia's have backed off. There's a new office/practice in my area, and the chiropractor uses the Torque Release Technique, which is supposedly destined to take chiropractic care out of the dark ages (subjective comment, not my words). I've reported to Paddlewise previously on some very bad individual experiences with typical chiropractic care. The guy learned the technique in Texas apparently (not sure if that should scare me!). Doug Lloyd (who doesn't need to worry about anyone stealing his 100 pound kayak) Victoria BC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ "Whatever can be said at all can be said clearly and whatever cannot be said clearly should not be said at all." Ludwig Wittgenstein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 27 2003 - 18:56:52 PST
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