The 411.. Week 6

I have a couple of winners to annouce!!

#18 Brianne and # 31 Midwest Mama!

Since you both wanted the necklace..the first one to contact me will get the necklace and the earrings will go to the slowpoke..:-)

Congrats ladies!!

Contact me with your info and I will get it to Ellen asap.

Thank you everyone for entering..I love me some giveaways!!

If you haven't already checked out Mama M's Healthy Tip of the week..make sure you do..Her tips rock!

We've been doing this Hot and Healthy gig going on 6 weeks and I have been giving you Pilates exercise's to do..So, I thought that, maybe, it's time to let you all know a little bit about Pilates and where it came from..You know, cause I'm nice like that!

Don't worry..I don't want to bore you guys to death won't go into too much detail...If you want to know more you can go here..

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Pilates was developed in the early 20th century..by a man named Joseph Pilates, a gymnast. 

He designed a system of exercise's based on aerobics during the First World War.  He wanted to improve the rehabilitation program for the many returning veterans.  Pilates believed that mental and physical health are inter-related.

Pilates created "The Pilates Principles"..

Breathing

Centering

Concentration

Control

Precision

Flow

Flexibility

Pilates concentrates on the core muscles which help keep the body balanced..core muscles are essential to providing support for the spine.

Pilates exercise's teach awareness of breath and alignment of the spine, and aim to strenghthen the deep core muscles..

Not only will you have a super strong core, but you'll also have long and lean muscles, not big and bulky..I, myself, prefer the long and lean look (that's my little imput dontchaknow).

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That's as far as I am gonna delve into that..like I said, you can read all about it here..

What?

You want another exercise?

Awesome! I aim to please!

Oh and you want another Pilates exercise?

I'm on it!

How bout the Plank!?! The plank kicks some major booty and it totally rocks..

So I know some of you haven't tried any of the Pilates exercise's I've been suggesting..so..maybe this is your week

You know you want to!

For the past 5 exercise's go here.


Now go get yourself some Mama!