Self-Care Saturday: Are We Flexible Enough?
Flexibility is often misunderstood. Many people think it simply means touching your toes or pulling your leg behind your head. In reality, flexibility is about how comfortably the body moves through everyday life. It is the ability of joints, muscles and connective tissue to allow movement without strain. When flexibility is present, movement feels easy. When it is missing, even simple actions start to feel awkward or restricted. As the years pass, the tissues of the body nat
Michael King
15 hours ago
Pilates Fitness Friday: Strength Training After 60
Active woman over sixty smiling while lifting light dumbbells during a strength training session. This subject has become increasingly important to me personally because I am now over sixty myself. Once you cross that line you start to think differently about strength, mobility, and maintaining the ability to do the things you enjoy. Even if you are not over sixty, many of your clients will be. In most Pilates studios this age group forms a large part of the community. Unders
Michael King
2 days ago
Pilates Technique Thursday: Teaching With Integrity
A Pilates teacher leads with confidence while a class responds with mixed reactions. One of the realities of teaching Pilates is that you cannot control what other people think about you. As teachers we do our best to prepare. We study the method, we attend courses, we observe movement carefully, and we try to explain exercises in ways that help our clients move with more control, strength, and awareness. We work to improve our knowledge and our skills because we know that te
Michael King
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