Do you remember first learning to drive? Mirror… (pause while thinking and fumbling goes on)… Signal…. (another stupidly long pause, co-ordination of hands and feet)… maneuver … (the slow pulling away from a junction with fear and trepidation)! Well teaching any exercise is a bit like that at first. What’s the move, how do we […]
View PostOvercoming Muscle Pain: Self-Massage Techniques to Enhance Pilates Practice

by Marty Kestin I have been an Orthopedic Massage therapist for 19 years and have focused solely on rehabilitation and chronic pain. Some of my patients come via ham sandwiches or chef salads. That is I court medical doctors via buying them lunch in exchange for their time to hear me out. At one of […]
View PostCrossing The Bridge: Going from Contemporary to Classical Pilates

by Sunni Almond You know that saying, ‘You don’t know what you don’t know’? Well those who haven’t been contemporary first can’t understand the drive to hop/switch yesterday, BUT the reality of investing at a time of life when there is more to the story than just what YOU want to do is daunting. You’ve […]
View PostIs It Possible to Learn Pilates from a Video? – Interview with Amit Younger

One of the biggest problems of the modern world is the lack of time. The more time-saving gadgets and apps we have the less time it seems we have in our lives (or maybe it’s just me?) In this world finding the time for a consistent Pilates practice is becoming more and more challenging. Even […]
View Post5 Practical Steps to Fine Tune Your Pilates Practice

Did you ever find a Pilates exercise that was a stumbling block for you? Many people have a love-hate relationship with Roll-Up and Teaser. Others want to break out into the advanced Pilates work but those moves seem more suited for Cirque du Soleil performers rather than “regular” people. The Question: What do you do […]
View Post5 Mistakes to Avoid When Running a Pilates Home Studio

When I taught my first fitness class (I was 16 back then) I immediately realized that owning my own fitness studio was my dream. I loved the energy of teaching, I loved to help people get healthy, I enjoyed the fitness community. A lot of things changed over the year (I discovered Pilates, moved to […]
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