What does it mean when teachers say, “Teach the body in front of you”?
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED: QUESTION OF THE WEEK
At Drummond Education we love the challenge of a great question, especially one that gets our expert team discussing and thinking together.
This week’s question, answered by Gill Cummings-Bell BA […]
Core Concepts of Motor Prediction & How it Affects Cueing a Correction
Article by Gill Cummings-Bell BA (Hon’s). M.Sc. PGCE. MBA. ACSP
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Motor prediction is the brain’s ability to estimate the sensory consequences of a movement before it is fully executed, using […]
UNDERSTANDING THE REFORMER · PART THREE – The Roles of Muscle Action and Reformer
Article by Gill Cummings-Bell BA (Hon’s) M.Sc. PGCE. MBA. ACSP
Using concentric, eccentric and isometric action with spring tension
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Remember These Words from Your Courses?
Prime mover. Agonist. Antagonist. Synergist. Fixator.
You […]
Understanding the Pilates Reformer Springs – Part Two
Spring Colour, Spring Tension and Why a Heavier Spring Doesn’t Always Mean a Harder Exercise
Article by Gill Cummings-Bell BA (Hons), M.Sc., MBA, PGCE, ACSP
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In Part One, I looked at […]
FEMALE PHYSIOLOGY THROUGH THE DECADES
An evidence-informed movement & exercise matrix by Gill Cummings-Bell BA (Hon’s) M.Sc. MBA. PGCE. ACSP
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Important context: These age bands are an educational framework, not biological thresholds. Menopausal stage, health status, […]
Understanding the Pilates Reformer Springs! (Part One)
Article by Gill Cummings-Bell BA (Hon’s), M.Sc. MBA. PGCE. ACSP
I believe that to fully understand how to use a spring for a particular movement on any Pilates apparatus—Reformer, Chair or Tower—we first need to understand […]
When the Knee Tells a Story
Looking Beyond Knee Valgus (angled inwards): Understanding Where Movement Loses Control: Article by Alex Drummond B.Sc (Hon’s). MCSP.
Watch a group of people perform a single-leg squat and you’ll almost certainly notice one movement that immediately […]
Teaching Using the Principles of the Pilates Method
Pilates Principles of Training
One of the most common areas of feedback we receive from new students undertaking their mat Pilates training, or their first apparatus training, is that they are unfamiliar with the words of […]
Ankle Dorsiflexion: The Missing Link in Movement Dysfunction, Performance and Pain
article by Alex Drummond MSCP, ACSPM – Clinical Director Drummond Education
When people think about movement problems, they often focus on the site of pain. Knee pain must mean a knee problem. Back pain must come […]
Postural Dysfunction
There are many reasons postural dysfunction can occur as well as distortion in the muscle slings although we are increasingly seeing the dysfunction caused by poor movement patters at a young age due to sedentary […]