Posts in movement
Neuroplasticity

The result of this discovery was that if the axon of cell A fires repeatedly in close proximity to cell B that the strength of the connection will be increased therefore making it a successful link. Hence the term “neurons that fire together wire together”

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Somatosensory System and Movement Pt 1

The primary somatosensory cortex receives information from receptors, while the secondary somatosensory cortex processes and stores it. Injury or disease can affect either of these areas.

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International Women's Day

In my 15 years as a Pilates instructor, I would also be remiss if I do not mention the bold resilience of my clients. Thank you for choosing me to be a part of your health journey and for inspiring me always with your continuous determination to embrace your strength from within.

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Upbringing vs neural development

There is evidence that links movement to memory and if the individual expresses joy when in movement, the memory will be retained. That being said, we use our memory of the past to guide our future decisions, but how can we go back and change our memory to a more positive one to encourage movement for the future?

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The Brain in Motion

If you think of us as humans, our behaviours, our choices, our passions all require movement. But each and every thing we do requires a complex set of motor activations that are linked with one another to execute the behaviour. It all happens in a nanosecond.

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Meet Caleigh

What is the number 1 critical lesson you have learned in your career so far?

You are working with real people and every day brings something different. You need to be adaptable as an instructor. It's important to have an understanding of the human body and know the why and how of exercises but you must always teach to the person in front of you.

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Movement and Memory

Memory is a theoretical construct that explains current behaviours by referencing them to events that happened in the past. Memory is basically how we function everyday. We don’t wake up every day and have to re-learn how to walk, how to dress ourselves, how to brush our teeth. This is cemented, it is learned.

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