Powerhouse: Also called 'the girdle of strength.' The area between the bottom of your rib cage and the line across your hips – for many the most neglected area of the body. Working the Powerhouse, as virtually all Pilates exercises do, flattens the stomach, and firms the buttocks. The Pilates Method focuses on specific muscle groups in this center of the body, namely: the rectus abdominis, the internal obliques, lower back muscles, the transversus abdominis, and the gluteus maximus – all of which form the support structure for the spine and pelvis areas.

 

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Powerhouse: Also called 'the girdle of strength.' The area between the bottom of your rib cage and the line across your hips – for many the most neglected area of the body. Working the Powerhouse, as vi . . . View Full Definition

Centering: One of the most important of the six Principles of Pilates, and the main focus of the method, since all work starts from the center (or Powerhouse).

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