Just got my copy of IDEA Fit Tips, and what a nice article by Mary Monroe about Pilates! CNBC reports that Pilates is the nation’s fastest-growing fitness activity. An amazing 8.6 million participants! A 450% increase since 2000. WOW! Even though the economy has...
I found this great question in my inbox today, and thought that I'd share my reply here on my Pilates blog. "I have sustained a recent back injury, I am still going through physical therapy. I am wondering when can a person safely sign up for some pilates...
I’m always amazed when I take an experienced client back to just the beginner Pilates exercises at how much they connect to the work and get more from their Pilates sessions. Of course I always do the basics in a more advanced workout, but a beginner Pilates Reformer...
I love being inspired and motivated by a good quote! And Joseph Pilates had such great thoughts about how to maintain good health and enjoy the benefits of the Pilates System. Even though I’ve been teaching Pilates full-time now for 16 years, I still try to re-read...
Isn’t searching on the web for Pilates Blogs fun! There’s so much information about Pilates at your fingertips with the point and click of your mouse. It’s hard to believe that a short fifteen years ago, most folks hadn’t even heard of the Pilates Method. Now while...
The Pilates Method has been around since the early 1920’s. A visionary in the field of fitness and rehabilitation, Joseph Pilates always felt that he was fifty years ahead of his time. Even into the mid 1990’s very few people had heard of Pilates. In fact, there was...
I read an article the other day and it said, “Pilates isn’t a mind-body exercise in the meditative way that Yoga, Tai Chi, or Qi Gong are, but it does use your mind to influence and improve your body.” It seems evident to me that this author has probably never...
Enjoy Whole-Body Strengthening Without Any Fancy Equipment! A great body position on push-ups, makes the exercise so much easier to do! And with great technique you’ll be getting a lot more bang for your buck from every repetition to improve your upper body strength...
Well, here is the question of the day! [poll id=2] There are so many different reasons that each of us is inspired to exercise. And your inspiration might change throughout the year. Finding the motivation factor to keep fit is one of the keys to success. I believe...
I recently came across an abstract on PubMed.gov about the prevalence, distribution, and effect of pain among adolescents with Cerebral Palsy by Dorlap & Bartlett. Out of their sample of 230 teenagers studied, 64% of the girls and 50% of the boys reported that...