The benefits of stabilising the shoulder girdle in Pilates
Efforts made with the head, neck and shoulders increase tension in the shoulder girdle, neck and occipital region.
When working on scapular stabilisation, attention must be paid to the shoulders (do not lift them), the alignment of the head, the ompolates always well connected, the clavicles and the thorax well opened.
This principle aims at a correct placement of the shoulders, which should neither be raised nor contracted, but moved away from the ears in a resting position.
What are the benefits of scapular stabilisation?
1 - Improves oxygen exchange and facilitates breathing,
2 - Improves defective nerve stimulation of shoulder muscles, thorax area (rotator cuff, thoracic vertebrae, joints, vertebrae and intercostal muscles)
3 - Improves the transfer of forces from the shoulders to the head and from the shoulders to the feet.
4 -* Improves balance ability,
5 - Improves energy saving.
Keys to understanding the principle of scapular stabilisation
1 - Move the shoulders away from the ears by connecting them so that they touch the ground,
2 - Direct the shoulder blades towards the buttocks,
3 - Do not inflate the chest,
4 - Feel the back muscles being activated,
5 - Bring the shoulder blades together (connect them) and contract the romboids (shoulder blade muscles) to the maximum.