Category: Pilates Teaching Tips
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Retaining Rotation: Why It’s So Important and How Pilates Helps
There are certain moves we do every day that we don’t really think about; like reaching into the back seat of the car, putting on a jacket, or turning from the stove to reach for something on the counter behind you. If a daily movement task starts to cause discomfort, most of us will adapt…
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How meditation can improve your fitness routine: Interview with Linda Griffith
In this week’s blog post, we talk to Studio3 Yoga instructor Linda Griffith who shares some insights into how meditation can help improve your weekly fitness routine. Carla: How can meditating help me with my regular fitness routine? Linda: Like any routine, sticking to it consistently is empowering. Anything done with regularity reinforces the discipline…
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Pulling from the Reformer to Strengthen on the Mat: Arabesque/Attitude on 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…