Category: Pilates Instructor Education

Getting Home Pilates workout inspiration from the Pilates Reformer

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2 great workouts on the Pilates Reformer and Pilates Mat to challenge your core, strength and mobility! Reformer workout If you have the basics down on the Reformer, this is a fun, beginner to secondary level mini-workout that takes you … Continue ReadingGetting Home Pilates workout inspiration from the Pilates Reformer

Training on the Cadillac: breaking down 2 classical exercises for accessibility and functionality

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Inspired by the possibilities of movement found in the Ballet Stretches, we’re adding different pulls of resistance, some Gyrotonic-inspired movement and a focus on mobilizing the hips through extension, rotation and abduction. Try all three movements, then take your clients … Continue ReadingTraining on the Cadillac: breaking down 2 classical exercises for accessibility and functionality

Challenging Balance & Proprioception on the Stability Chair

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The Forward Step Up on the Chair is no easy task; the stability of the front leg while moving the body forward and up then backward and down while controlling the pedal demands focus, strength, balance and proprioception: all things … Continue ReadingChallenging Balance & Proprioception on the Stability Chair