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Blogging for people that love Pilates. Helpful hints on exercises and chit chat on the Pilates Method of body conditioning. This blog also contains The Pilates exercise of the week video.

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  • Mix up the Mat

    Posted on Sunday June 7th, 2009 at 14:03 in insight

    Recently, I have noticed that there has been an increase in mat class attendance at the studio. It has been a wonderful and pleasant surprise. Being a Pilates studio in southeast Michigan with a failing automotive industry can be a little unsettlin...

  • Motivate Me

    Posted on Tuesday January 6th, 2009 at 09:35 in insight

    Happy New Year! Most people in the New Year make the resolution to start up a new fitness program. The beauty of Pilates is that it is addictive after you get started. People generally feel better after working out when their endorphins are going ...

  • My Pilates Experience - Guest Blogger

    Posted on Friday July 18th, 2008 at 17:56 in insight

    Todays guest blogger is Amatouch who was kind enough to share her Pilates experience with the world. To learn more about her please visit her blog at www.amatouch.blogspot.com. Last summer, I enrolled in a Pilates class out of curiosity, I had hear...

  • Everything Old is New Again

    Posted on Wednesday June 18th, 2008 at 14:06 in exercises, insight

    One of the things that I love about Pilates is how versatile the exercises can be. It is amazing how you can take an exercise from one apparatus and put it on another to give it a totally different feeling and meaning.Have you ever taken the rowing ...

  • they love me....they love me not

    Posted on Monday April 28th, 2008 at 14:06 in insight

    When a client first comes into the studio they usually will ask if they should work with only one trainer or if they can go to several different trainers. I always let the client do what works best for them. Here are some of the pros and cons to th...

  • Work it all Out

    Posted on Tuesday April 1st, 2008 at 14:46 in insight

    When constructing a Pilates program remember it is important to make sure that your workouts are well rounded. The Pilates Method has over 500 exercise when you're using the system as a whole. Make sure to take matwork classes, equipment classes an...

  • Gotta Gimmick?

    Posted on Monday March 10th, 2008 at 12:44 in insight

    A friend recently told me about a postcard she received in the mail for a Pilates for Ballroom Dancers class. Her question to me was the typical "What is the difference between the Pilates for ballroom dancers, Pilates for the golfers and just the g...

  • Where to Begin?

    Posted on Sunday December 30th, 2007 at 14:50 in insight

    With the start of a brand new year just around the corner, I have had many people ask if classes will start to pick up with clients making New Years resolutions. Thankfully, I have a wonderful group of dedicated clients that understand the importanc...