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 PostPilates 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 PostThe #1 Reason Your Stomach Must Smile
How often do you smile? Hopefully you can take a second to smile right now because a simple smile will lengthen your life, make you appear more attractive, make you smarter, help you destress. I believe that it is important to smile during a Pilates session because we do Pilates to have fun and enjoy […]
View PostA Paralympian takes Pilates to Sochi
Sometimes it’s hard to get motivated to work out even if your workout is a much-loved Pilates session. For some people working out is a motivation for life because it gives them opportunities to experience life fully. That is definitely the case for Stephani Victor who lost her legs in a car accident. However, she […]
View PostThe Joys of Classical Pilates. Experience Joe’s Teaching in Your Living Room
Would you have liked to have taken a class from Joseph Pilates himself? It would have been pretty awesome, don’t you think? Unfortunately, most of the instructors and Pilates devotees today didn’t have the privilege of working with the Genius of the Method but first generation teachers still possess the knowledge and spark that they […]
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