Mongoose Bodyworks

Muscle Strengthening with a Bad Back

Muscle Strengthening with a Bad Back Having a bad back, weather as a result of injury or just improper posture can seriously interfere with a person’s quality of life. Painkillers can only help so much because they are not a cure, just temporary relief until the pain...

Why Pilates?

Why Pilates? Living in NYC, we had many options when it came to a type of exercise program. Basically the only thing we couldn’t really do is go outside and run, since we all lived in the city and yet too far from a decent park. However, there were plenty of gyms,...
Balancing the Rib to Pelvis Cylinder

Balancing the Rib to Pelvis Cylinder

An Article for Pilates Instructors and Enthusiasts The rib to pelvis cylinder is the myofascial cylinder that connects and relates the lower rib cage to the pelvis. This group of muscles include the quadratus lumborum, psoas, all 4 layers of the abdominals, latissimus...