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Pilates Basics: Sit Bones

web-pilates January 31, 2025 No Comments

When we think about posture, the focus is often on the back, shoulders, or neck, but there’s a critical part of the body that plays a huge role in how…

How To Practice Pilates At Home

web-pilates November 14, 2024 No Comments

It’s one of the most common questions you get asked as a pilates teacher. What pilates exercises can I do at home? It’s great to be so motivated that you…

Pilates Basics: Neutral Spine

web-pilates November 9, 2024 No Comments

Neutral spine refers to the curves in the spine that are natural and enable humans to stand upright without any unnecessary stress or tension, with even distribution of weight. The…

Why You Need To Stretch Every Day

web-pilates October 24, 2024 No Comments

Do you stretch every day? If you do, then a big “high five”! You’re in the minority. Stretching usually doesn’t rate highly on the priority list of daily activities for…

Tight Hamstrings? Stretching Might Not Be The Solution!

web-pilates September 5, 2024 No Comments

We’re all born with very individual degrees of flexibility. There are many factors that contribute to flexibility…genetics, posture, daily activity(or lack of) and your own, unique physiology. The “hamstrings” are…

3 Reasons People Get Foot Pain & How To Avoid Them

web-pilates August 23, 2024 No Comments

How much attention do you give your feet? Walking is one of the most necessary and fundamental movements we do as humans. Yet very few people give their feet the…

How Do You Measure Age?

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What is age? How do you measure age? Traditionally, age is measured by the number of years, or decades that have ticked by on the calendar. And along with those…

Breathe For A Long Spine

web-pilates June 14, 2024 No Comments

Yes, that’s correct! You cannot have true mobility in your spine, and in fact in any of your joints without effective breathing! Really? Yes, really!!! How does pilates breathing improve…

The Core Pilates Principles

web-pilates May 17, 2024 No Comments

Pilates isn’t just a workout; it’s a holistic approach to movement that emphasizes core strength, flexibility, and mind-body connection. At the heart of the pilates method are its foundational principles,…

Does Mat Pilates Increase Fitness?

web-pilates May 9, 2024 No Comments

What is fitness? Traditionally, we’ve considered fitness in terms of physical attributes like cardiovascular health, strength, flexibility, and endurance. Yet, our understanding of fitness is evolving as we recognize that…

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