By Eme Cole, MS Have you taken the time lately to think about how far Pilates has come in the past century? In 1926 Joseph Pilates introduced his method to New York City and spent the next four decades relatively under the fitness radar. It wasn’t until the late 1980’s that it really started to […]
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“I don’t like Pilates mat classes.” I’ve heard this phrase probably dozens of times from Pilates instructors and students alike. Every time that I hear this phrase I cringe a bit inside because I feel that they are missing the biggest jewel that Pilates has to offer. Most of us constantly complain that we don’t […]
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by Laura Browning Grant Are you an athlete that physically pushes your body? Such athletes are individuals that train hard in one discipline–marathons, triathlons, iron-man, cross-fit, MMA, tennis, baseball, football, basketball, swimming, boxing, etc. Typically, such an individual spends most of their time training specifically for that discipline and little or no time on other […]
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The beautiful thing about Pilates is that it feels good. ~Clarissa Smirnov I got to know Clarissa a couple of months ago after I published an article How to Find Your Pilates happy Place. Clarissa responded to a newsletter (tip: it shows you that I always answer all the emails. And I love hearing your […]
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Do you ever feel tight in your upper back area? Have you been sitting behind the computer too long? Have you been driving for a long time? Have you been changing springs and adjusting Pilates clients all day? Have you been caring for a child? Or cooking? Or checking your phone? Everybody gets tight in […]
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Sculpt you Upper Body with a 30 minute Pilates workout that takes the best Reformer exercises to the mat. First we will release tight muscles in the neck and shoulder area and then will take Rowing, Stomach Series, Pulling Straps and even Tendon Stretch to the mat. We will finish with a delicious Mermaid stretch […]
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