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, […]
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Pilates only adds; never subtracts
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 […]
Everything comes from the Hundred
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, […]