Category: Pilates Exercises
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Extension and the Pilates Workout: Helping clients get the most out of advanced Pilates exercises
As instructors, we want our clients to progress in their Pilates practice but we’re often unsure of how we can introduce advanced exercises safely and smartly. We tend to look at repetitive movement as a way to access these more advanced moves. For example, if a client is unable to move their spine into full…
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Our love-hate relationship with the Pilates Fitness Circle
Fun fact: Joseph Pilates created the original Magic Circle (aka the Fitness Circle or Ring of Hell) from, wait for it, the steel rings around beer kegs and attached both ends to two wooden blocks. I don’t know about you, but the idea of squeezing something that intense while doing any one of the Pilates…
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#Pilates at Home: How to get the most out of your #home Pilates practice
We’ve heard from so many clients about the convenience and joys of being able to do their Pilates at home. While many are missing the Pilates equipment and can’t wait to get back into the studio, they’re keeping their strength and energy up by joining their instructors virtually. And they’re amazed at what they’ve been…