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FITNESS: Longtime Riverside teacher is a Pilates' powerhouse Press-Enterprise Twice a week, Barbara Langford, 60, a paralegal, visits a place in Riverside called Plexus Pilates to tune up her body and mind. “She can look at you and immediately see that one of your hips is up, one of your shoulders is off,” Langford said of the …

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Prepping moms-to-be to help them prevent hip injury, Dr. Benjamin Domb advises:Tap into the strength of your core before and during pregnancy to help strengthen the abdominal muscles and muscles around your hips. The doctor recommends simple abdominal exercises on balls and planks. Not recommended: push-ups.Prevent injury by stretching and increasing flexibility. He suggests yoga and Pilates …

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