Several Leading Pilates Instructors Are On a Mission to Stop This! Here’s a great example of how too many of us Pilates teachers are making Pilates far more complicated than it needs to be! I hate singling out this well-meaning Pilates instructor – we’re all well meaning – but this kind of wordy instruction is […]
Fantastic Juice & Smoothie Recipe Book Based On Exciting New Research and Only $9.99! We rarely venture beyond exercise issues, but this time is special, because we all know that without sound nutrition all our exercise is a waste! This is the best recipe book for fresh juice and smoothies. Why? Because it’s doctor-recommended to […]
John Garey Presents Exceptional Video for Pilates Trainers Once in a very great while we get really impressed by something. John Garey’s new venture, JohnGareyTV.com, is simply fantastic, just what the Pilates teaching world needs! He’s put together video presentations to inform and inspire, specially designed for us passionate instructors who don’t have the time […]
Joseph Pilates states in his book, Return to Life Through Contrology, “…above all, learn how to breathe correctly.” (p. 13) And according to the Pilates Elder Mary Bowen, “His most important principle was to commit to total health for your whole life AND breathe.” I start off with this not to argue that breathing is the most important […]
One Simple Exercise Can Do So Much Including Better Posture and Back Pain Relief! The other day I shared on this website the latest research results on the effectiveness of Pilates for back problems and once again science confirms that Pilates is better than any other back therapy for pain relief and increased mobility. This […]
Let’s take a look at one of the classic breathing patterns in the mat exercises. Why? Because new research suggests that we can make improvements to one of the most classic of all the Pilates exercises, ‘The 100’. And, curiously, anyone who teaches Pilates for any length of time, knows that ‘The 100’ gets the […]
