Category: Exercise Tips & Tools
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Why I try to add a little meditation into my Pilates each day.
Meditation is something I’d always thought about doing. I read about it and knew of its countless benefits, but it never transpired into any type of regular practice. I admired it from afar, but was intimidated and figured that in order to start, I needed to go big: commit at least one hour every day,…
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Teaching Tips: Build Strength on the Pilates Mat to do Advanced Reformer.
As we move beyond the Pilates mat repertoire, we’re exploring functional strength patterns that are inspired by equipment based exercises. Instead of mimicking movement from the Pilate equipment onto the mat, we’re pulling different components from one exercise. This creates sequences of movements that can help our clients (and us!) with strength development and movement…
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Less Talk, More Pilates: Part 2 of 3
Segmenting & Variety With clients who are determined to remain unfocused there is often a frustrating result of anxious energy overlapped by the slowing of time. And it can throw off your planned programming and focus. Consider shaping the hour to include a broader level of programming; one that incorporates several pieces of equipment that…