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I recently wrote a BLOG about Stacey’s Pilates Story and had asked her to tell me her favourite Pilates exercise. As I thought about answering that question for myself, I realized that I have a hard time deciding on one exercise. When I first started Pilates I attended mat classes at the gym I worked […]

  I do Pilates and I’m happy to be here to tell you about some other amazing people who are too. I’m so excited that Stacey was willing to share her Pilates story all of you. Stacey and her husband Derek started their journey together early this year. Stacey coming 2 and sometimes 3 times […]

  I was thinking about how far I have come with Pilates and where I got started. We all have to start somewhere. What sparked this thought? I wrote a blog called, “5 Great Pilates Exercises for Runners” and it was suggested that I should just simply be teaching the Pilates method to runners and […]

Many of us choose running as our main form of exercise.  Why?  Because we get results.  We feel our heart rate increase, our breathing is more rapid, we feel challenged but we notice how all of this feels better the more we run.  Our bodies start to change from running,  including increased strength and reduced body fat.  […]

  I’m back from Momentum Fest 2018, slightly fatigued, but full of energy and motivation.   Everyone I have seen since arriving home has asked, “So, how was Momentum Fest?” The first word that comes to mind every time is, “FUN!” Fun is a simple description of how all the elements of Momentum Fest felt […]

Runners run because they love the sport. It’s great cardio. It gets you outside into the fresh air. You make running goals and take on challenges. You can do it alone and even better, in a group. It’s easy to take your running with you on vacation. It can be relaxing. It can be hard. […]

Why do I love Pilates so much? I love many forms of exercise – pilates, distance running, strength training, sweaty spin classes and more. Pilates is the one movement discipline that ties them all together for me. It is my number one favourite of all of the activities that I participate in. What is it […]

Do you ever wonder who actually does Pilates? It’s no secret that I do Pilates and due to being a Pilates teacher, I know lots of Pilates Practitioners. Outside of my Pilates world, it is very rare that I ever hear someone say that they do Pilates for exercise. I do hear of people who […]

  It’s a new year! A great time to set goals and make resolutions. Honestly, I like setting goals throughout the year and I have several that I am working towards. So let’s look at this as your “First Pilates Goal of the Year”. At the beginning of 2017, my client Sue told me that […]

  I have been fairly active all of my life, more at some times and less at others but always have managed to fit exercise in. It i s often assumed that because I am a Pilates teacher and Personal Trainer that staying fit is easy for me. I wouldn’t call it hard but it […]

How can you possibly do Pilates that fast? Here’s your answer. Do The Hundred. Do it every day, on the days that you won’t be attending your regular Pilates class or maybe one extra time per week. Who doesn’t have a minute a day to exercise? Last week I started posting Pilates homework on the […]