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  • "The definition of insanity is repeating the same behavior over and over and expecting different results." Unknown

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    Posted 27 Jan 2010 12:31 PM
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    Isn’t it interesting how just about everyone jumps on the fitness bandwagon this time of year? How do we educate our clients and potential clients about using Pilates as a tool for sticking with and achieving their goals? Here is a 5 step plan to...

  • Lower Back Pain, Research, and Pilates

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    Posted 9 Jan 2010 1:06 PM
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    In the January 2010 edition of IDEA Fitness Journal there is a great article titled “The Painful Lumbar Spine…Cause, Consequences, and Therapeutic Exercise for Lower-Back Issues”. In it there is scientific explanation of various terms...

  • Pregnant Pilates!

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    Posted 7 Jan 2010 6:36 PM
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    I don’t know why, but there seems to be a baby boom going on at my studio! In the past 3 months I’ve had four of our students deliver healthy, happy babies, after continuing with their Pilates workouts up to the very end! Two more expectant...

  • A Renewed Appreciation

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    Posted 6 Jan 2010 2:49 PM
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    My appreciation of the profound holistic healing benefits of the classical Pilates system in working with special populations has once again been renewed. Whether the primary issue is a foot, knee, hip, back, shoulder, ankle or wrist, it is the consistent...

  • Imagery Cues: What Cues do you Use?

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    Posted 28 Dec 2009 4:11 PM
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    One of the things that sets Pilates apart from other kinds of physical training is the use by teachers of descriptive imagery in their cueing of the exercises. This imagery-rich cueing serves to enhance the physical experience of Pilates exercise by engaging...

  • MVe Trainer Camp in Holland

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    Posted 23 Dec 2009 11:00 AM
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    Wow! I am just home from Holland – Papendal to be exact. Our MVe Trainer Camp was at the Olympic Training Center there. It was so cool to be in a center where everything was focused on performance. As I walked down the hall to our training rooms...

  • Breathing Fundamentals

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    Posted 21 Dec 2009 8:01 PM
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    Sometimes the most beneficial thing I can teach my students is simply how to breath properly. You would think that breathing would be kind of an instinctual thing…you either do it or you die, right? It is the first thing we do as we come into the...

  • Lights, Lights, Everywhere

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    Posted 14 Dec 2009 4:33 PM
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    Two years ago I got a phone call from Chicago inquiring about Pilates. The young man on the other end was interested in giving his mother the gift of Pilates for her birthday. When I met her she had recently had surgery on one knee and awaiting surgery...

  • PilatesStick Workout #2

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    Posted 12 Dec 2009 1:19 PM
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    This 20-minute workout is done anchored from the lower position, supine, facing away from the wall. This time, take the ‘Stick off and just use the hand/foot loops for this great strength and flexibility building interval workout ! The Hundred ...

  • Instructor Burnout: How Much is Too Much?

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    Posted 10 Dec 2009 7:32 PM
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    I am an admitted workaholic. Thankfully, I absolutely love what I do, and am totally passionate about teaching and helping people feel better about themselves. However, I am always striving for the balance of work and everything else in my life. And I’m...

  • "Tis the Season

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    Posted 5 Dec 2009 6:21 AM
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    We began the Holiday Season with Thanksgiving here in the US. Are we the only country in the world with a National Holiday based on the consumption of food? Thanksgiving is also a time for reflection and being thankful for all that we are. As I think...

  • Pilates and Alzheimer's Disease

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    Posted 2 Dec 2009 8:16 AM
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    I just got an invitation from the daughter of two of my clients, Bill and Adele (names changed), to attend a celebration of their 50 th wedding anniversary. On the front of the invitation is a picture of this couple cutting their cake on their wedding...

  • PilatesStick Workout #1: Facing the Wall

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    Posted 1 Dec 2009 4:38 PM
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    The PilatesStick is a versatile, economical, FUN, apparatus that will keep your students coming back for more! Below is a 20 minute fun flowing workout using the PilatesStick “stick” attachment in the High Position Facing into the Wall Basic...

  • Peak Pilates International

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    Posted 24 Nov 2009 2:01 PM
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    In the last month I have had the pleasure of teaching on the west coast, the east coast, in Japan, and in Spain! While I am tired, I am also exhilarated. It has been great to reconnect with our fabulous Peak Pilates Trainers in Japan, Spain, and Italy...

  • ECA Thrive a Fun-filled Event!

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    Posted 16 Nov 2009 1:28 PM
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    Today I’m trying to recuperate from the ECA Thrive Fitness Conference that was held in Miami Beach, FL this past weekend. This conference is a fun one for me as I get to see a lot of my old friends from New York , as well as new friends from all...
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