Before starting my Pilates teacher training program I was a fitness instructor for about 6 years. I was used to SHOWing my students what to do during a step or kickboxing class. Sure, I would talk to emphasize the proper form of each move and pay attention to the focus of the exercise, but my […]
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Well how do you decide when you’re buying cereal if you’re going to get the generic store-brand or if you’re going to get the name-brand? Generally speaking the store-brand is similar, really similar to the name brand, but there is something missing. It either doesn’t have quite the same flavor but it’s really, really close, […]
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“When I was at the studio getting certified to teach Pilates I was on the apparatus all the time. There were also so many people going in out and using the same equipment that I did. I was kind of grossed out that I had to use the same Pilates loops that everyone else did. […]
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Ever since I was a little girl I always had a tradition of a thorough clean-out before the end of the year. I would empty out all of the drawers, go through all of my papers (and I had a LOT of them because I was growing up in the stone age without PCs) and […]
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Gift-giving is a creative process that requires a lot of inspiration and work. Instead of spending your pre-Christmas days running around over-crowded stores check out this Healthy Living Pilates and Wellness Gift Guide to find a perfect gift for *almost* everybody on your list. Whether you are looking for fun gifts for your Pilates students, […]
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“Pilates is just like Yoga, isn’t it?” Pilates teachers have heard this question a hundred times, and people new to Pilates have been itching to find the answer. Most people believe that Yoga is just stretching and Pilates is a celebrity ab workout. Well, there is way more to both of these methods than these […]
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