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"The definition of insanity is repeating the same behavior over and over and expecting different results." Unknown
Posted by ZoeyTrap on
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...
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Lower Back Pain, Research, and Pilates
Posted by Connie Borho on
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...
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Pregnant Pilates!
Posted by Connie Borho on
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...
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A Renewed Appreciation
Posted by ClareDunphy on
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...
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Imagery Cues: What Cues do you Use?
Posted by Connie Borho on
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...
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MVe Trainer Camp in Holland
Posted by ZoeyTrap on
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...
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Breathing Fundamentals
Posted by Connie Borho on
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...
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Lights, Lights, Everywhere
Posted by Pamela Garcia on
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...
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PilatesStick Workout #2
Posted by Connie Borho on
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 ...
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Instructor Burnout: How Much is Too Much?
Posted by Connie Borho on
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...
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"Tis the Season
Posted by Pamela Garcia on
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...
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Pilates and Alzheimer's Disease
Posted by Connie Borho on
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...
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PilatesStick Workout #1: Facing the Wall
Posted by Connie Borho on
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...
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Peak Pilates International
Posted by ZoeyTrap on
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...
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ECA Thrive a Fun-filled Event!
Posted by Connie Borho on
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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PilatesStick Studio Design
Posted by Connie Borho on
Posted 12 Nov 2009 8:02 PM
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Last week I wrote about how the PilatesStick has revitalized the mat program at my studios. At our smaller studio we have 10 PilatesSticks hanging at 5’4” off the floor, spaced about 4’ apart. They are mounted into a 2X4 piece of lumber...
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Are Your Mat Classes Dying? Try the PilatesStick!
Posted by Connie Borho on
Posted 5 Nov 2009 6:48 PM
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Two years ago my mat classes were dying. In fact there was a point in 2008 that I had removed every mat class but one from the schedules of both my studios. I tried everything from free classes, discount pricing, guest teachers…nothing was getting...
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Business Growth in an Opportunistic Economy
Posted by Connie Borho on
Posted 5 Nov 2009 6:17 PM
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People think I’m crazy sometimes. Like now for instance. World-wide recession and I’m expanding my Pilates & Yoga studio…after opening a second location at this same time only a year ago. I have to agree that, sometimes, I am a...
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Pilates for Dancers of All Ages
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Posted 13 Oct 2009 8:11 PM
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By Sonia Rodriguez I started dancing at age 11 and have always been fascinated by movement. I went on to study dance at Texas Woman’s University earning a minor in Dance. It was at Texas Woman’s University that I was introduced to Pilates...
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Progressing Your Group Classes
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Posted 13 Oct 2009 8:10 PM
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By Sonia Rodriguez Progression is a goal that is on every Pilates instructor's mind. For an instructor, their students' progression can be very rewarding and at times very frustrating. As instructors, we want our students to be successful and...
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IDEA World Convention Update - Zoey Trap
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Posted 13 Oct 2009 8:09 PM
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By Zoey Trap What a great time we had at IDEA this year. The show was so busy our classes were full with waiting lists. It was a time of sharing and re-connecting with so many of our teachers from all over the world and our loyal convention attendees...
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Benefits of Pilates for Tennis
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Posted 13 Oct 2009 8:07 PM
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By Sonia Rodriguez The game of tennis dates back several thousand years. Today the love of the game lives on. I have had the opportunity to gain experience in training tennis players and share the brilliance of Pilates. I have had the one –time...
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Pilates as Sports Injury Rehabilitation
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Posted 13 Oct 2009 8:06 PM
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Colleen Glenn I just started working with a college football player that fractured his right tibia/fibula about 6 weeks ago. His fracture was repaired with rod and pins. Unfortunately, prior to the repair he suffered from compartment syndrome and the...
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A Look at the Tendon Stretch
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Posted 13 Oct 2009 8:06 PM
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By Sonia Rodriguez The Tendon Stretch is an intermediate exercise performed on the Reformer. The goal of this exercise is to challenge balance and coordination in an inverted position on a moving surface. It also prepares the student for future inverted...
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Misalignment – Rotational Issues
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Posted 13 Oct 2009 8:01 PM
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By Colleen Glenn Forum Question:Which exercises on the reformer and the mat are best to train a client that is always externally rotated? Her natural stance is Pilates V while standing. She just started training with me. I know the internal hip rotators...
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