“My lower back is killing me. Will Pilates help me?” “I have this nagging pain in my shoulder. Can we do some Pilates exercises for it?” I’ve heard these and plenty more similar questions from my clients ever since I started teaching Pilates. Pilates professionals are often viewed as the magic workers who can do […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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