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We’ve made it through the first five of the principles of Pilates, finally bringing us to precision. In Pilates, precision is the art of being exact in your movements. To do that, you need to incorporate all of the other principles: control, breath, concentration, centering (in your mind and body), and flow so that your […]

In last week’s blog post about Control, I mentioned how all of the principles of Pilates need to work together. Finding flowing movement in your practice is no different, with control and concentration playing a big part. I find that flow takes a while for most people, and I still have my own struggles with […]

Control is one of my favourite of the six principles of Pilates, so let’s dive right in! From Contrology to Pilates Joseph Pilates never called his method of exercise “Pilates”. He called it Contrology. Control + ogy to sound scientific. But why would Joseph care if the name of his type of exercise sounded scientific? […]