Stability Before Mobility: A Pilates Guideline for Back Pain blog post mondays

 

If back pain brought you to Pilates, you’re not alone. One reason Pilates is so effective in helping people recover from back injuries...

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Pilates for Hip Joint Health blog post mondays

 

Nature is full of trade-offs. Take the cheetah, for example. It’s the fastest land animal on Earth, capable of reaching speeds up to...

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Addressing Knee Pain Through the Kinetic Chain: Why Pilates Targets Hips and Feet for Relief blog post mondays

 

A student came to one of our teachers with complaints of medial (inner) knee pain. For those of you who have been engaging with our foot...

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Better Feet, Better Back: Discover How Strengthening Your Feet with Pilates Leads to Back Pain Relief blog post mondays

Raise your hand if you’ve ever stood all night at a concert or spent the day chasing your kids around Disneyland. Now, keep it raised if you...

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Abdominals 101 – What are they? Where are they? What do they do? blog post mondays

You hear it all the time in Pilates – abdominals this, abdominals that. Maybe you were really into Abercrombie in the early 2000s, so you...

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My Double Hip Labral Tears: Surgery and Recovery blog post mondays

Hello everyone, Destinie here!

As some of you may be aware, I spent September at home recovering from a surgery to repair my left hip labrum. Given...

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The Best Core Exercise to Improve Your Movement (and Life) blog post mondays

We know we’ll seldom find the Hundred on a student’s list of favorite Pilates exercises. Yet, this signature Pilates move is the...

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Harness the Power of Repetition: How Pilates Helps the Nervous System Learn and Adapt blog post mondays

The human nervous system is a complex network of cells and fibers that govern our body's every movement, thought, and sensation. But have you ever...

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The Architect of Endurance: Unpacking Stamina through Pilates blog post mondays

Stamina, or endurance, is fundamentally rooted in our body's ability to extract, transport, and utilize energy efficiently over extended periods of...

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​​Embrace the Journey – It's Not Too Late to Start Pilates blog post mondays

My dad was 49 years old when I was born. Growing up, people often confused him for my grandpa. It never bothered me. You just get used to instances...

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Unveiling the Link: Immune System Health and Exercise with a Focus on Pilates blog post mondays

When you think of summertime, what comes to mind? Watermelon, sunshine, pool time, taking a vacation. Ah - so nice. But, with more traveling and a...

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Maximizing Pilates Performance - The Benefits of Foam Rolling blog post mondays

As movement enthusiasts and health-conscious individuals, we're always seeking ways to enhance our performance, speed up recovery, and prevent...

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