Before we jump to the workout let’s lay out our plan for the next 3 weeks. After all, making plans and setting realistic goals is the most important step to success. Our SMART Goal:
View PostPilates Abs Video and the Kickoff of #BikiniBodyRescue
Bikini Body Rescue – Get Swimsuit-Ready in 3 Weeks
Summer is here! Are you ready to pull out your bathing suit and head to the nearest swimming pool or pack your suitcase for a paradise getaway? Of course, you spent the last couple of months getting ready for this season, right? Oh, you haven’t? To tell you the truth, I haven’t either. Between selling […]
View PostTeaching Pilates for Healthy Backs: Interview with Rebecca Leone
Back injuries are the most debilitating and at the same time common injuries of the modern society. Poor body alignment, sedentary lifestyle as well as inefficient body mechanics contribute to the fact that about 80% of adults experience lower back pain at some point of their lives. Eliminating or preventing back pain is one of the top reasons why people start doing Pilates.
Modern research proves the efficacy of the Pilates method to treat and prevent back pain. However, findings published by Professor Stuart McGill of the University of Waterloo in Canada show that traditional core strengthening exercises that involve loaded spinal flexion can and will eventually lead to back injuries. To learn more about professor McGill’s teachings please read Pilates for Healthy Backs: Teach Safely, Work Out Wisely. That is why it is important to teach Pilates (or any other fitness modality for that matter) with safe spine flexion techniques in mind. This is the only safe way to gain all the benefits of Pilates and enjoy a pain-free back.
Today I am talking to Rebecca Leone, a Pilates educator whose mission in life is educating the Pilates community about safe spine teaching techniques. So open your scratchpad or Evernote and start taking your notes as you listen to this interview. There is a lot of information to digest!
In this podcast we will discuss the following questions:
- What makes Pilates a valuable tool in protecting the spine?
- How to teach Roll-Up (and other exercises with trunk flexion) safely.
- 5 best Pilates mat exercises to teach proper core engagement in a safe way.
- Exercises in the classical Pilates repertoire that should be eliminated completely to protect the spine.
- How to use the principles of safe spine teaching to strengthen and protect the spine.
- how to cue core activation without overengagement of Rectus Abdominis or Transverse Abdominis
Pilates for Healthy Backs: Teach Safely, Work Out Wisely
There are many benefits of Pilates but Pilates devotees definitely emphasize the core strength that can be developed through a consistent Pilates practice as well as the back-pain-relief qualities of Pilates. For over a decade Pilates has been deemed a viable method for treating chronic lower back pain that can be compared in effectiveness with […]
View PostPilates Video: Connect to the Core
This short Pilates workout is designed to help you connect to the deep core musculature. This connection is the cornerstone of a successful practice and a healthy injury-free body. No matter what your fitness level is, take 15 minutes to tap deeper into your core and find the mindful body-brain connection that will transform your […]
View PostHow to Run a Profitable Pilates Business with Gina Axelson
If you like eating ice cream does it mean that you know how to make it from scratch?
I know it seems that ice cream has nothing to do with Pilates but I beg to disagree. If you love Pilates then you can compare it to eating the most delicious ice cream. As a teacher you probably also find pure joy in teaching Pilates, educating clients about better body mechanics and spending your free time learning and becoming a better instructor.
However, in order to be a successful instructor you need to have clients; you need to grow your business whether as an independent contractor working at a studio or as a studio owner.
Teaching Pilates is like eating your favorite flavor of ice cream, it comes natural to you. But building the business aspect of your Pilates career is like trying to fix that ice cream from scratch. You need to have the recipe, the tools, the ingredients and the time that is required for this job.
Today I am talking to Gina Axelson, the creator of the Profit with Pilates training course for Pilates professionals. She is a fully certified Pilates instructor, a former studio owner and an amazing Pilates business coach.
Questions Discussed in the Interview
I asked Gina to share her best tips on how to run a profitable Pilates business. In this interview you will learn the answers to the following questions:
- What does it take to run a profitable Pilates business?
- Where should the instructors spend their time (besides teaching, of course) to ensure the stable growth of their business?
- What are the vital cornerstones of marketing a Pilates business?
- What is the #1 piece of advice for the instructors who love teaching and hate selling?
- What are the expenses of running a Pilates studio?
- When should you expect to see the business support itself financially?
- How can a studio owner hire good Pilates instructors and retain them?
- What are the biggest mistakes that you see instructors making that prevent them from running a profitable Pilates business?
- What is the recipe for a profitable Plates business?