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Open Up Your Hips and Low Back with this Foam Roller Hip Flexor Stretch

Whether you have back pain or not, it’s always a good idea to stretch your hip flexors and low back. When you perform a hip flexor stretch, you lengthen the psoas, which frequently shortens in Pilates exercises.

Pilates Half Roll Back for Flatter Abs

By Sarah Stockett

The classic Pilates exercise Half roll back deeply challenges the core. This core work strengthens the muscles needed to do a Roll up.

Psoas: Learn Your Muscles

By Sarah Stockett

If you only learn about one muscle, it should be the psoas. You may not know it, this muscle impacts your health and happiness more than any other muscle.