Pelvic Power:Stabilize!
Stand on one leg. Balance. Then the other. Wobble much, or have any pain? Postural alignment and strength can falter over time, and hidden pelvic obliquity and weakness often create pain, a bummer.Women are more susceptible to pelvic weakness and “power loss” due to hormone influences, weaker muscles and ligaments, and pregnancy and childbirth. If you have tried exercise unsuccessfully, you may be performing the wrong ones…such as too many sit ups and front leg lifts. The pelvis is similar to an axle on a car, the hips are like wheels, and 3D support is required for optimum function. Hidden pelvic, hip, low back, or deep abdominal muscle imbalance and weakness are culprits here. A fine tune-up may set you straight, literally. Check your neighborhood for a pelvic rehab expert, www.womenshealthapta.org can help you find specialty care in your neighborhood.
If you can’t stand strongly on one leg for several seconds, you probably don’t last long with walking, climbing, or lifting, as the weak links give out over time. Stability exercises SOMETIMES need to be performed for a few months before clients can lift, push, pull, walk, and climb steps with POWER. 
www.mayoclinic.com has FREE exercise videos and slide shows, including balance exercises, if thats all you need, and the american coucil on exercise, ACE, has free balance postings as well. Check out Acefitness.org/exerciselibrary/exercises.
In the picture posted here we are performing a complex upper and lower body exercise for Pelvic Power with stabilization.It speeds up a workout to do double duty exercise as pictured.This is a Pilates Circle with free weights. I practice this type of exercise to increase functional fitness power, with the Pelvis as the stability base. Let me know if anyone out there is benefiting form a similar workout,
Maureen
