The hip abductors The hip abductors refer to the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus muscles, which work together to help you swing your leg away from the midline of your body and support your hips while doing many functional movements in a weight bearing position such as walking, standing on one leg, squatting, and jumping.…
Strategies to gain Pilates teaching experience If you’ve just completed your Mat Work certification program and don’t feel ready to teach, don’t worry! This is completely normal. In your training, you learned the basic skills necessary to succeed. You’ve learned many exercises, you know how to cue and design a class. You’ve probably done a…
Margot’s Intense Springboard Class Plan I’ve used these Pilates Springboard sequences many times before. Feel free to use as is or add your own flair. To learn more about the Pilates Springboard, check out Springboard 101. Standing Series 1 A. Squats Stand, facing springboard; use yellow springs with a triangular handle in each hand; place springs…
What joints need Every now and then, review is valuable. Today we’re going back to basics and reminding ourselves at what our joints need from head to toe. Highlighted are the exercises that may be new and definitely pack a punch in terms of better function. Ankles = Mobility. Foot in band, single leg releve on yoga block, footwork…
New year, new Pilates studio space We’ve just spent the past four months expanding and renovating our Dupont studio. It looks absolutely stunning – we’re very excited to share it! Overall, everything went quite smoothly…. We’re just putting the finishing touches on and preparing for our awesome launch party on Jan 16th. There were a…
Will you be in the 8% that follows through? It’s a new year and for many, New Year’s resolutions are set and never followed through. You know what I’m talking about, your intentions are good but come February or March you’re back to the way you’ve always done things. You had great intentions and the…
Improve your Pilates clients’ body awareness In Part 1 (Use it or Lose it: Boost Body Awareness in Your Pilates Clients), we learned about what proprioception is and how it works, how body awareness is an element of proprioception, and why these are important to our clients. Here, I will give you eight strategies to…
Boost Body Awareness Have you ever been in awe of a gymnast who can do a backward somersault and land perfectly on a balance beam? Do you watch Yo-Yo Ma play beautiful music on his cello and wonder how he can do it without even looking at his instrument or his hands? If so, you…
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