Practice Pilates, and Stand Up for YOUrself
Pilates for the Stiff and Sore: Why You Don’t Need to Feel “Ready” to Start Source: www.shutterstock.com “Your biggest challenge is to show up when your mind is making the best excuses.” I hear it all the time. “I’ll start Pilates once I loosen up a little.” “Let me get through this sore stretch first.” […]
Pilates: because smaller muscles need love, too. ~ a post on Instagram It’s that time of year – March MATness! An annual and worldwide social media campaign with the hashtag of #marchmatness that celebrates the Pilates Mat work throughout the month of March that was started in 2014 by Benjamin Degenhardt. The campaign was inspired […]
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 […]
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. […]