The Blessful Body | Stress Relief, Pilates, & Joy

I'm doing my part to #flattenthecurve and offering free Pilates workouts next week from my online studio membership.I'll send you a workout through email each day next week, when you sign-up at this...

Can you touch your toes? Does that mean you're flexible? What is flexibility and why does it matter? It's a key component of physical fitness (and life) and I'll tell you all about why it matters in this episode and how to be functionally flexible.The post What is Flexibility and Why Does it Matter? appeared first on Ky Autumn Russell - Pilates, yoga, & relaxation.

Have you heard about the power of having a growth mindset yet? Well my 6-year old is joining me on the podcast to give you all the details on how this powerful tool can do wonders for your life! Join me in a spontaneous Mother's Day special episode where I interview my little sweetie and…The post Growth Mindset According to my 6 Year Old appeared first on Ky Autumn Russell - Pilates, yoga, & relaxation.

Come walk with me! I'm mixing things up this week! It's Earth Day soon, and it's National Stress Awareness Month so I wanted to share one of my favorite stress relief activities - a mindfulness walk. Not only does this relieve stress but it can also increase our connection to nature - (which in itself…The post How to do a Mindfulness Walk so you can be Present, Calm, and Focused appeared first on Ky Autumn Russell - Pilates, yoga, & relaxation.

Need some relaxation? I've got you covered! This week's episode is all about how to release muscle tension that causes so much discomfort, aches, and pains. You'll have a clear understanding of why your muscles get so tense and what you can do it about it! In this episode I'll discuss: * What the cause…The post Easy Ways to Relax Your Body appeared first on Ky Autumn Russell - Pilates, yoga, & relaxation.

Spring time is almost here an that means a whole lot more activity! Are you ready for it? It's not too late to start focusing on how to prep and cross-train your body so you can burst into spring full of energy and ready to play as hard as you like in somme beautiful sunshine.…The post Are You Ready to Move Your Body This Spring? appeared first on Ky Autumn Russell - Pilates, yoga, & relaxation.

To Ab Curl or Not To Ab Curl? Is that the question? If you do ab curls or crunches I highly recommend that you spend some time pondering whether or not you should be doing ab curls and most importantly, how you are doing them. As first generation Pilates teacher Eve Gentry is quoted…The post Are Ab Crunches Good For You? appeared first on Ky Autumn Russell - Pilates, yoga, & relaxation.

I had the flu last week, and it was rough. I survived by binge-listening to my Harry Potter audiobook collection (why are they so soothing?) and getting lots of rest. Now that I'm starting to feel a little better, I'm taking it easy and slowly reintroducing exercise back into my life. It's an important process,…The post When to Rest & When to Push Yourself {episode 013} appeared first on Ky Autumn Russell - Pilates, yoga, & relaxation.

I'm getting a little personal in this episode, talking about body image and the myth that physical fitness can only look one way. In fact, how we look doesn't really indicate whether or not we are physically fit. Being fit is all about having enough energy to do our work and still have energy to…The post Physical Fitness Does Not Look a Particular Way {episode 012} appeared first on Ky Autumn Russell - Pilates, yoga, & relaxation.

Did you know multitasking is a myth? It's true, we aren't actually capable of doing multiple tasks at once. When we think we're multitasking we're switching our focus back and forth between each task. Sound exhausting? It is! and it has some real health downsides that I'm talking all about in this episode In…The post What to do Instead of Multitasking {episode 011} appeared first on Ky Autumn Russell - Pilates, yoga, & relaxation.