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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Lumbo-Pelvic Stability - The Role of Pilates in Harnessing Core Strength blog post mondays

Lumbo-Pelvic stability, an essential component of the human movement system, relates to the balanced interplay between our lower back (lumbar...

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Starting Your Pilates Library - A Few of our Favorite Books 🤓 blog post mondays

What is it that draws people into the world of Pilates? Each individual has their unique Pilates journey that kickstarts their involvement. But the...

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