In this short workout, Nathan encourages you to break free from the usual one-dimensional, abdominal-focused core training exercises and instead focus on challenging and developing control of the trunk area in all three dimensions.
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Thanks to Hannah Garcia and Chiara Favaretti
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Nathan has been teaching Pilates for more than 15 years and has over 30 years’ experience in physical and mental conditioning. Much of his knowledge has been drawn from his time as an international athlete, representing Great Britain as a freestyle skier at world class level for many years. This involvement in high-level sport and performance training, as well as injury rehabilitation, sparked Nathan’s interest in Pilates – hence his decision to train with Body Control Pilates in 2000. Nathan is a member of the Body Control Pilates Education Management Team and is Programme Director for Level 4 Pilates. He writes and presents courses for Body Control Pilates, particularly with regard to the Level 4 Pilates qualification and to performance-based courses. Nathan co-wrote the best-selling ‘The Pilates Bible’ which was published in 2010.
For more info on Nathan, please visit: www.nrgpilates.com and www.bodycontrolpilates.com
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Filming by MK Ceesay (www.zigzagzig.co.uk)
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