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 (Hons), MSc, PGCE, MBA, ACSP.
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We think this is a great question. Don’t all […]
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 internal “forward models” to plan, adapt, and control actions in real time. Lets try to keep this in simple terms […]
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 probably remember learning these words during your early anatomy training, perhaps trying to revise and understand them for an exam […]
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 what a Reformer spring actually is, how it behaves and why I prefer instructors to think about spring tension, rather […]
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, genetics, training history, lifestyle and individual variation all influence when and how physiological changes occur.
The physiological picture
What does this mean […]
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 what a spring actually is and what it does. It sounds obvious, but how often do we simply teach “one red spring”, […]
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 attracts attention. As the body lowers towards the floor, the knee drifts inward. For many instructors and movement professionals, this […]
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 the six principles of the Pilates method being forefront in the classes they have been attending. They can’t recall the […]
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 from the spine. Tight calves simply need stretching. However, one of the most overlooked contributors to poor movement and recurring […]
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 lifestyle patterns. Ageing can also cause significant bone changes, joint changes and muscle changes leading to dysfunctional postures. Injury or […]
