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Pilates Self-Care Saturday: Listen to Your Body
Joyful woman dancing in her living room with headphones, moving freely and smiling brightly. There’s a difference between discipline and...

Michael King
Sep 201 min read
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Pilates Thoughtful Tuesday: Posture and Your Tongue
Head upright, shoulders wide, tongue extended to show posture influencing tongue reach. Your tongue stops short when you stick it out....

Michael King
Sep 163 min read
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Pilates Movement Monday: Swan Dive on the Stability Ball
Swan Dive on a fully inflated stability ball builds thoracic strength, control, and balance. The Pilates Swan Dive is a powerful...

Michael King
Sep 152 min read
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Pilates Movement Monday: Elephant on the Reformer
Pilates group performing Elephant on the Reformer, lengthening hamstrings and strengthening core stability. The Pilates Elephant is a...

Michael King
Sep 81 min read
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Pilates Soulful Sunday: Letting Go of Perfection
A woman’s reflection in a shard of mirror against sunlit textured wall. Perfection is a tidy picture. It looks neat on a screen or in a...

Michael King
Aug 244 min read
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Pilates Self Care Saturday: Rethinking RICE in 2025
A close-up of an ice pack applied to an ankle to reduce pain. For years in Pilates and Fitness many of us were taught to manage sprains...

Michael King
Aug 163 min read
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Pilates Wellness Wednesday: Morning Movement Rituals for a Better Day
Woman performing a gentle Pilates side stretch to awaken her body on Wellness Wednesday. How you start your morning can set the tone for...

Michael King
Aug 132 min read
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Pilates Movement of the Day: Deep Squat on a Yoga Block
Focused and balanced, he holds a deep squat, raising one foot on a block to open the hips. If you want to improve your Pilates practice,...

Michael King
Aug 112 min read
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Pilates Fitness Friday: Just Three Minutes a Day
Joyful senior performing a one-minute vigorous activity to support longevity and vitality. It’s easy to assume that improving health and...

Michael King
Aug 82 min read
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Pilates Movement Monday: Peter Pan on the Reformer
Exploring the Peter Pan variation with asymmetrical legs in straps for control and grace. This week’s focus is a playful yet precise...

Michael King
Aug 42 min read
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Pilates Soulful Sunday: August as a Gentle Turning Point
An open window with soft curtains frames a quiet summer landscape ready for reflection. August holds a quiet kind of magic. It is still...

Michael King
Aug 32 min read
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Pilates Fitness Friday: Rethinking Rest – The Power of Active Recovery
A peaceful walk through a sunlit forest captures the essence of active recovery and calm. When we talk about fitness and training, many...

Michael King
Aug 12 min read
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Pilates Technique Thursday: Stability Without Rigidity
Back view showing optimal scapular alignment and soft V shoulder placement for stability without tension When we talk about shoulder...

Michael King
Jul 312 min read
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Pilates Thoughtful Tuesday: Are You Watching the Right Things?
Observing subtle imbalances helps us retrain movement patterns, not just strengthen muscles. When a client moves, what are you really...

Michael King
Jul 293 min read
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Pilates Technique Thursday: Back to Our Roots
Woman standing in perfect alignment, showcasing elegant Pilates posture and balanced body awareness. Today I want to bring us back to the...

Michael King
Jul 172 min read
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Pilates Movement Monday Side Bend on the Short Box
Side Bend on the Reformer Short Box highlighting spinal mobility without shoulder loading. Side bending is often overlooked in Pilates...

Michael King
Jul 72 min read
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Pilates Soulful Sunday: First Movement Before Flowers
A vibrant frequency waveform glowing in red, pink, and blue on a dark background. In the Pilates studio, we see it all the time.A client...

Michael King
Jul 63 min read
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Pilates Fitness Friday: Mobility vs Flexibility – What’s the Difference?
Focused man stretching hamstring indoors, demonstrating passive flexibility with controlled posture. As Pilates teachers, we often hear...

Michael King
Jul 42 min read
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Pilates Movement Monday: Exploring the Rollover on the Ladder Barrel
Rollover on the Ladder Barrel showcasing full spinal articulation with controlled extension and deep core engagement. One of the many...

Michael King
Jun 303 min read
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Pilates Fitness Friday: What Is Functional Strength?
Older woman practicing functional strength with rotation using a soft ball in a studio. When we talk about strength in Pilates, we are...

Michael King
Jun 272 min read
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