Practice Pilates, and Stand Up for YOUrself
Everything comes from the Hundred “Our prime of life should be in the 70’s and old age should not come until we are almost 100.” ~ Joseph Pilates The Hundred. The first exercise you learn when you practice Pilates. You either love it, or you hate it. It’s just like the prop, the Magic Circle, […]
The 5 Spine Shapes in Pilates You are only as young as your spine is flexible. ~ Joseph Pilates If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. IF it is completely flexible at 60, you are young. ~ Joseph Pilates Way to get straight to the point, Joe! Did you know your […]
5 Whole Body Exercises in 10 Minutes “How can we have world peace? Not one man in the United Nations can do my first five exercises!” ~ Joseph H. Pilates Sometimes you just need to start, and not think “I need to work out for 1 hour”, “I need to work out 3-4x/week”, “I need […]
SELF-CARE “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” ~ hellobombshell.com If you’re like me, your mind thinks of self-care as a spa day, something you do to pamper yourself, maybe a face mask or a bath, even a facial or a massage. But what if you thought of self-care […]
WELL-BEING “Make time daily for your well-being.” ~ Lailah Gifty Akita In 2017, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, aka the Notorious RBG, was asked about “the most important person in her life”, and she responded “her trainer”. That says a lot about what RBG does for her body and her mind, especially considering she continued her workouts […]
NO PAIN, NO GAIN There are no gains without pains. ~ Benjamin Franklin Wait – don’t leave yet! Hear me out. I promise this is a goodie. I’m not taking the exercise motto that we all know so well (no pain, no gain) of greater reward for the price of hard and sometimes painful work. […]
TIME There is no “right time” in life. There is just time, and you GET TO choose what to do with it. ~ Samarpita Das If you’re like me, you don’t want to waste time. You want to maximize it to its fullest. No time like the present. The present is a gift. If you’re […]
NOW = no opportunity wasted “To achieve greatness, Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” ~ Arthur Ashe If you don’t know, I have an affinity for quotes. As I stared at this blank page, not knowing what to say and what to write, I thought to myself – well, […]