Practice Pilates, and Stand Up for YOUrself
Choreography, Connection, and Change “In 10 sessions, you’ll feel the difference. In 20, you’ll see the difference. In 30, you’ll have a new body.” ~ Joseph H. Pilates I’ve been thinking about this quote for a long time now. It creeps into the back of my mind, and sometimes, I can spend quite a bit […]
Pilates And …. “Pilates is an awesome cross-training exercise for any sport because it focuses on functional movement.” ~ Natalie Coughlin Inevitably, I get the question “should I do Pilates or <insert your other activity here>?” And my answer is you should do both! Here’s why! Pilates packs it all in for you. Pilates is […]
Mat and Reformer – 2 peas in a pod “I must be right. Never an aspirin. Never injured a day in my life. The whole country, the whole world, should be doing my exercises. They’d be happier.” ~ Joseph Pilates In honor of March MATness, I’m going back to the 34 original Pilates mat exercises, […]
Pierce, Rod. (7 Feb 2020). “Asymptote”. Math Is Fun. Retrieved 22 Jan 2022 from http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/asymptote.html Anyone notice I didn’t start with a quote in this blog? Here’s why. I hear from clients how it’s been X years they’ve been practicing Pilates, and they haven’t perfected an exercise, and when is it going to happen. Honest […]
The benefits of Pilates “In 10 sessions you’ll feel the difference, in 20 sessions you’ll see the difference, and in 30 sessions you’ll have a whole new body.” ~ Joseph Pilates This is a very famous quote from Joseph Pilates. Any guesses as to why he says this? It’s the only mind-body movement exercise I […]
Pilates only adds; never subtracts “Developing minor muscles naturally helps to strengthen major muscles.” ~ Joseph Pilates In the classical Pilates world, there is an order, a sequence, to follow when you’re working out on your mat or on the reformer. You’re teaching autonomy. And you’re teaching functional exercises that apply to daily life, other […]
How I became a Pilates teacher “The only thing that can impede me is myself.” ~ Amanda Gorman Let me tell you a story. The story of how I became a Pilates teacher. So, it could be very straightforward with dates like this paragraph: I could tell you when I started my Pilates teacher training. […]
What attracted me to Pilates “It’s the mind itself which shapes the body.” ~ Joseph Pilates Pilates is for EVERY BODY. As long as you have a body, then you can practice Pilates. This message is for the parents out there, the career-driven, the retired, the athletes (the professional, the amateur, or the inner athlete […]
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 […]