Sit Up Straight! Part 2...
In my first post about posture, I focused mostly on kyphosis. This is the forward rounding of the back. I am sure many of feel this way...
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pilates201
- Dec 14, 2020
- 3 min
Time to Workout!
We are in the middle of Hanukkah and Christmas is just 11 days away! I admit I have done all of my shopping online. I will be going into...
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pilates201
- Dec 8, 2020
- 3 min
Pilates and Yoga Oh My!
As I mentioned in my first blog post, I started pilates just about 20 years ago. The thought of that just makes me pause. Twenty years!!!...
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pilates201
- Nov 18, 2020
- 4 min
Do Not Resist the Band
If you have done any type of physical therapy, chances are you have used some type of resistance band. As mentioned in an earlier post, I...
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pilates201
- Sep 22, 2020
- 4 min
They Tried to Make Me Go to Rehab and I said, yes, yes, yes!
That would be rehab for my ankle! What did you think? As I mentioned in a previous post, I fractured my ankle six weeks ago. August 9th...
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pilates201
- Sep 18, 2020
- 4 min
Sit up Straight!
Yes, I am talking about posture. What is it? It is the position a person holds their body while standing or sitting. Do we all have good...
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pilates201
- Sep 11, 2020
- 3 min
Pilates State of Mind
Happy Friday! I can't believe school has started already! In my neck of the woods schools begin after the Labor Day holiday. I chose this...
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pilates201
- Sep 9, 2020
- 5 min
Pilates...Still on the Ball
Do you remember those large balls in the toy store with a handle on top that you would sit on and bounce? I think they were called hopper...
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pilates201
- Sep 4, 2020
- 6 min
WE GOT THE BEAT! It's all about musicality...
My last post talked about different types of things (mainly music) I listen to to keep me motivated. When doing cardio, I need a good...
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pilates201
- Sep 1, 2020
- 4 min
Listen up!
Music while working out used to be a KEY factor while I did a workout. I needed the distraction. I always had a discman in my gym bag....
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pilates201
- Aug 28, 2020
- 4 min
My Busted Ankle
Ahhh yes, injuries. (The photo above is WAY prettier than what my foot looks like when it is not injured. I didn't want to scare everyone...
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pilates201
- Aug 25, 2020
- 3 min
Pilates is on the Ball
Pilates with props---this is a common name for a typical mat based pilates class. I often say in my class, "Props are used to make me...
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pilates201
- Jun 19, 2020
- 5 min
Keeping Up the Momentum!
It's June 18th, and we are still in quarantine, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel, somewhere....or maybe water. Sorry, just...
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pilates201
- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
Quarantine Workouts
Here in NJ, we have been on quarantine lockdown since mid-March. To be honest, I was relieved to hear that non-essential businesses were...
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pilates201
- Oct 2, 2019
- 2 min
CROSS-TRAINING?
Not too long after I became a fully certified pilates instructor, a client landed in my lap that changed the way I thought about pilates....
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pilates201
- Sep 1, 2019
- 3 min
What's in your instructor toolbox?
I was actually just recently asked this question. It is probably the BEST question I have been asked as a fitness instructor. ****Please...
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pilates201
- Nov 28, 2018
- 3 min
Finding the Barre
As I mentioned in my first blog post (which you can see here), Pilates is my first love of workouts. It was a long process...but that is...
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pilates201
- Oct 22, 2018
- 2 min
Breathe, it's Monday...
Yes, its Monday...and apparently winter in our neck of the woods. But I digress... I am taking this opportunity on a Monday to talk about...
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pilates201
- Oct 15, 2018
- 5 min
Motivational Monday
This is my daughter getting here first ski lesson from my husband. I talked a bit in my first post of how I got started but I wanted to...
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pilates201
- Oct 8, 2018
- 3 min
Mats, mats, and more mats...
There are a few regular comments I get time and time again after someone takes their first pilates mat class with me. This post is about...
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