Back Pain is something that affects way too many people these days! According to the American Chiropractic Association, back pain is the fifth most common reason for all physician visits in the US, and the most frequent cause of activity limitation in people younger...
I recently received a question from Kylie, a fellow Pilates teacher, regarding snapping hip syndrome and what to do to make it go away during exercise. Here are her comments and question: "I have some very hip flexor dominant students that suffer from hip click in...
In my opinion, everyone who is teaching Pilates should have an opinion on this topic! And each of our answers (and the exercises we choose to incorporate into a workout program) might be slightly different. That's ok, as long as the end result is positive for the...
"I have a question about a client with Attention Deficit Disorder, ADD. She takes medication for it and sometimes it works better than others. I try to minimize distractions in and around the studio and I try to be very clear with my queing. Is there something I...
This Foot Care Question was just submitted to my inbox by Nicole, thought perhaps there are others out there searching for answers on how to alleviate foot problems and curious to know if exercise might help. "I have some problems with my feet. Hyper mobile forefoot...
Designing safe and effective Pilates training programs that are client-specific, goal-oriented, and help improve whole-body health is the primary function of a great Pilates teacher. You can know lots of good exercises, but it's the subtle changes, adaptations, or...
I've been focusing a bit more on my own Pilates workouts lately - and it's such fun to discover new things about the same old exercises I've been doing and teaching now for fifteen years! It's never boring, and regardless of whether I'm teaching a client, or giving...
I was eating lunch today and talking shop with one of my Centerworks-trained, PMA Certified Pilates teachers, and we ended up on the topic of: How to effectively get clients enthusiastic about Pilates, AND keep them signing up for lessons so we can really help them...
Darlene Asks about Pilates and Pregnancy... Dear Aliesa, I am teaching a Pilates class and one of the participants has told me that she is pregnant. She has been doing Pilates for a while and is strong and knows her limits, but I am looking for a resource where I can...
Here are six interesting foot facts that I found recently while researching foot health and exercise on the web. Seventy-five percent of Americans will experience foot health problems of varying degrees of severity at one time or another in their lives. Women have...