From the category archives:
Against my better judgement I’ve created a new Pilates Workouts Forum. It’s against my better judgement because from past experience moderating and managing a Forum is hard work! Not only do I have to answer questions posted by interested souls but keeping a Forum spam free is almost a full time job in itself. Currently [...]
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People can be strange and it never ceases to amaze me how little they’ll do for themselves sometimes. The number of times a client has told me about a particular problem / injury they have and when I suggest they go visit a doctor / Physiotherapist to get a professional opinion refuse to go. It [...]
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Finding Free Pilates Exercises on-line can be challenging. There is no shortage of information available on the Internet in the form of articles and videos on Youtube and other video sharing sites. I soon discovered though that no one is providing the Pilates Beginner a program that is safe, effective and complete. Carol and I [...]
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I’ve just returned from a two day back care course run by a Physiotherapist called Jenny (who really knows her stuff). I already knew something about the back as it was covered in detail (or so I thought) on my Level III Pilates Instructors course. I knew which exercises to avoid for all the common [...]
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I’d like to talk to you about Pilates; what it’s done for me and how it could benefit you too if you take it up and practise the exercises regularly. Put simply, Pilates has banished my pain; the muscle pain I have held in my neck and back for years. The pain that was the [...]
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I’m sure Bob is becoming more and more like Victor Meldrew every day. The only thing needed now is for him to say “I don’t believe it” and he’s there. Pilates Instructors are supposed to be relaxed and chilled out – don’t you believe it. He would of course blame me but I’m innocent I [...]
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This exercise is the most important technique in Pilates that you can learn, in our opinion. I wouldn’t call it difficult, but it can be tricky to get the hang of it at first – it’s a bit like learning to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time – but once [...]
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Pilates in recent years has become very popular and I think for some very good reasons. The problem comes when people try Pilates without really knowing what it is or what it can do for them. They start a class and are disappointed when it does not meet their expectations! Pilates differs from many traditional [...]
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Guinea Pigs Only Below you’ll find a link to the written instructions for Standing Knee Lifts and it’s accompanying video. I’d appreciate it if you’d take a look at both and tell us what you think. I’m assuming your computer skills may be rusty if so watch the video below and I’ll explain how you [...]
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Pilates is first and foremost a functional exercise system. An exercise is considered functional when it gets us ready for some movement we are actually likely to encounter in “real life” like picking up a child or hoovering the carpet. Its exercises closely resemble and mimic many of the things we are required to do [...]
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