John Garey Presents Exceptional Video for Pilates Trainers Once in a very great while we get really impressed by something. John Garey’s new venture, JohnGareyTV.com, is simply fantastic, just what the Pilates teaching world needs! He’s put together video presentations to inform and inspire, specially designed for us passionate instructors who don’t have the time […]
Too Old For Pilates? No Way!
An octogenarian (age 86!) still teaching Pilates! Thank you to Leslie Barker with The Dallas Morning News for this profile of an extraordinary Pilates instructor. It is our health mantra: keep exercising! This octogenarian is a true testament to that! Although exercise has been a constant for her, she also teaches Pilates! A cancer survivor, she […]
Finally! The Boomerang Made Easy!
Brett Miller’s Trick for Mastering this Difficult Exercise For those who love the mat exercises, you know that the Boomerang is the most difficult Pilates exercise. It’s not that it takes a lot of strength or balance or coordination. It’s just plain awkward. So Brett Miller, one of today’s best Pilates instructors (and one of […]
10 Pilates Mistakes and How to Avoid Them!
Excellent Review of Common Pilates Errors and Easy Corrections This is really a beautiful quick review of common errors we all do in Pilates class, even us teachers, and easy fixes! I’ve never seen or even considered list like this so I find it really interesting and helpful. Many will be familiar I’m sure but […]
Refreshing New View of Pilates!
Different and Insightful Looking at Pilates I’ve been practicing and teaching mat Pilates for so long now, it’s easy to think I’ve heard (and read!) it all when it comes to this extraordinary method of exercise. But once in a very great while somebody says something new. Something I haven’t heard before or viewed in […]