Category: Pilates Teaching Tips
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Less Talk, More Pilates
(working with unfocused clients – Part 1 of 3) As Pilates instructors, we fill a specific niche in personal training. We’re working both body and mind, but also strengthening our clients’ self-awareness, spatial control and coordination with a variety of learning techniques. Verbal cues can help clients learn to listen better while mental imagery and…
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Whose Under the Umbrella?
(business success in a Pilates studio) We’ve been in business for over 12 years and some of our instructors have been teaching Pilates and Yoga for a lot longer. I’m often asked what’s the one thing that makes us successful and able to thrive. Without hesitation, I can say it is every person who works…
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Smart Energy in the First Session
(teaching tips for first time clients) I don’t usually teach first time clients but when I do, even after 25 years, there’s always a mix of excitement to share and nervousness to convince. Yes – this IS the best type of exercise for you; and let me try to show you why without making it…