Explore Pilates Insights for an Active, Balanced Life

We are only halfway through Pilates Bootcamp 2.0, and we are having so much fun! This time around, I have several participants who are part of the Run Club that I lead.  I’m really enjoying their feedback about Pilates; especially since they are already physically active. Some things that I am hearing from them are:   […]

Who has been sitting at their desks way more than normal? I sure have been. All of the virtual meetings, family dinners, weddings, fitness classes, school, and shopping online has us on our computers more than ever before. I’ve put together 7 simple exercises and stretches if you sit all day and are starting to […]

Isn’t being young wonderful? You can run and jump and play all day, and wake up feeling fresh and flexible. I was a Scottish dancer since I was four years old, and then switched to aerobics when I was eighteen. I jumped around every day, pain free! Soon, I was taking classes and teaching aerobics. […]

Oh, Pilates. How do we describe thee? I can’t tell you how many times I have been asked “What is Pilates, exactly?” But I’m willing to guess it is about the same number of times I’ve struggled to answer it! I was talking with my husband last night about this very thing – how we […]

Yes, 2020 was hard, and each and every person has had their life disrupted in many ways. But I don’t want to dwell on that today; rather, I’d like to show my gratitude for 2020.  I’m grateful for the businesses that were able to stay open (like mine!). I’ve loved seeing the new and beautiful […]

This year has had us staying home a whole lot more than ever before. But now that we all have time off for the winter break, it is easier to fit in some outdoor adventures. Here are six of my family’s favourite ways to get outside during the holidays.   Creative Ways to Get Outside During […]

It can be overwhelming to walk into a fitness store and know what to purchase, especially when you are just starting out. I’ve put together a list of my favourite pieces of fitness equipment to work out at home with. Using just these five things, you can get a solid full-body HIIT or interval workout […]

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you made some agreements with yourself and kept them? How would you feel? Yup – I am talking about habits, and not just about fitness (this time). I recently learned of a new way to create habits that stick, and it is already changing my life for […]

I can’t avoid it! This post isn’t about Pilates or fitness; it is about how we are all dealing with pandemic exhaustion. No matter how hard we all are trying, managing the restrictions, the unknown, and the stress is just EXHAUSTING. And sometimes, we just need to let it all out. How My Family is […]

When you exercise, are you thinking about your looks or how you are moving? If you are focused, you should be thinking about how your body moves and feels. It seems obvious, but since many people start working out to LOOK a certain way, I had to ask. I’m curious – why did you start […]

The latest Covid 19 orders (to restrict indoor fitness and other gatherings) hit me hard. We have had to adjust and adapt our lives in so many ways since March (where I live), and others have been dealing with it much longer. We’ve all had our ups and downs. But these latest restrictions took the […]

I have been a fitness instructor for decades now. Not many people can say they have had the same job for twenty-plus years and still love it – but I do! Every day I go to work and get to share my love for something with others, but that isn’t the only reason why I […]

I’ve always been a huge advocate for fitness and activity, but lately I’ve been wanting to shout from the rooftops just how important movement is as we get older. If moving keeps us youthful, energetic, happier, stronger, and feeling less pain, then why do so many adults give up on it over the years? I […]

Did you know that you can improve your balance with socks? It’s true! But before I let you in on just how easy it can be to use socks to work on your balance at home, let’s look at how important balance really is to our everyday life.  Balance is key to everything we do, […]

We use our balance every single day, though it seems that we only start to pay attention to our balance as we start to “lose it” with age. Perhaps you now sit down to put on your shoes, or you avoid balancing on a log while hiking and take the long way around instead. If […]