Surprise yourself with the strength you gain using Pilates and
ActivCore!  Picture of the ActivCore FEX system taken at
Pilates on Fifth in New York City.

We're sure you've all heard some version of the phrase "if you're stranded on a deserted island, how do you keep your muscles bulging and ripped?  Push-ups, of course!"

When push-ups are done correctly (i.e., pulled in abs, strong gluts, energized legs, etc.), they really do tackle every major muscle group.  Even if you start with your knees down and progress to more advanced versions, push-ups help strengthen your core.  But don't forget, a strong core can help strengthen your push-ups!

Whether you already have excellent push-ups and are looking for a challenge or are looking to gain strength to be able to DO a good push-up, the ActivCore FEX system can be your solution.  Our clients from weight lifting men to willowy women have seen dramatic strength improvements using ActivCore.

The instability of the cords adds two new and important dimensions to your push-ups:  1)  keeping the cords still as you perform the push-ups triggers deep stabilizers of the shoulders and torso to fire, increasing both shoulder stability and core strength and 2)  maintaining alignment of the torso three-dimensionally (preventing sagging or piking hips, rotating pelvis and rocking side-to-side) further strengthens the core and creates important muscle memory for proper alignment in other endeavors.  Exercises range from simple, rehabilitative movements to intense, core strengthening workouts.

As dancers, both of us have always struggled with upper body strength and neither of us has ever enjoyed working on upper body strength.  Thus it has remained our "weakest link" all our lives!  We got the ActivCore FEX system for our studio on January 9th and WOW!  The increase in strength is dramatic, and we're both enjoying the journey, too!

And for you men out there, if you want to see some "real men" practicing on ActivCore, click on this link and watch the video of Norwegian skier Kjetil Andre Aamodt, the only Alpine skier to win 8 Olympic gold medals in addition to many other titles, using ActivCore to train.