There are many things about our body that we take for granted because we don’t have to think about them – it comes naturally. One of those things is breathing. Unless you are a professional athlete or frequent classes like Pilates, Yoga or dance, you aren’t taught how to breathe…
When you work out your legs, do you use a well-rounded leg routine? One that not only works on those big main leg muscles, but the other parts that may be left out? Will your knees and calves and inner thighs get a work out by doing your usual leg…
https://youtu.be/pgQaq1XG-p4 Welcome back to Week 2, I hope that you’ve tried Week 1’s Pilates exercises and are weaving them into your workouts. Believe me when I say that if you do, you will surprise yourself on how strong you become for other exercises. Yes, you have to work for it,…
https://youtu.be/9WUFBLHuo-M To all of you Pilates lovers out there and those of you who are always trying to figure out how to do a Pilates exercise on a different piece of equipment, or if you’re just curious and new to Pilates, listen up! I am going to give you two…
https://youtu.be/w51rNIRasCU Let’s make this about daily change, a change in your workout that gives you a freshness to last, one you can be happy with and one that will remind and inspire you to make a change when you find yourself stuck on a plateau or being a creature of…
re·lax - rəˈlaks/ - verb - make or become less tense or anxious The word relax sometimes feels loaded because it conjures up reasons you need to relax. These are usually hectic, uncontrolled, anxiety-driven states of being. Yet, just thinking of the word relax, can make you more relaxed…
“Rise and shine sleepy heads, it’s time to start the day!” If your day starts anything like mine, then you are up at 6 AM with a child that is full of energy and wants leche, muffins and cartoons. If your morning is a little bit more laid back,…
https://youtu.be/RXezUgxNeQ0 Refer to the first blog in the Pilates series here. Before progressing to advanced Pilates, never forget the basics. Even though you are advanced it doesn’t mean you are too good to do your fundamental exercises. Most of the first exercises you ever learn are there for a…
In ‘97 I was on a year tour with the show “Rugrats Live”. We would sometimes do 3 shows a day at almost 2 hours a show, dancing, jumping and climbing all in costumes with a big head. From the audience perspective we really looked like Giant Babies on stage.…
https://youtu.be/vy4_16FVTik Legs glorious legs! How I love to work out my legs. Plies, squats or plyos, leg curls, lunges, kickbacks, dancing, hiking, skiing, battement’s, bicycle, running. I love my legs strong, I love my legs stretching. I guess you can tell I am very fond of lower body workouts. From my lower…