It is that time of year when magazine and blog headlines lean more heavily to topics like “How to Get a Pilates Body,” or “Lift Weights to Get a Beach Body by Summer”. In fact, we are bombarded with headlines like this all of the time.  What Makes a “Pilates Body” or “Beach Body”?  Headlines […]

There are great activities and get-togethers happening in my online communities right now. Yes, all of my communities are getting creative these days, and I’m excited about it! I’m talking about:   My literal communities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows My local fitness community My global fitness and Pilates community In each of these groups, […]

We have all been forced to make quick changes in our lives this past month, in both our personal and work lives. I feel lucky that I am already used to working from home, but my workday has been anything but normal. In addition to changing how I work, I have learned a lot while […]

Wow! Life certainly has thrown us a curveball, hasn’t it? It seems that with each day there is a new development or change that we must adjust to. My daughter said that it feels like she is in a movie right now; life is feeling a bit unreal. With all of the health implications of […]

For the seventh year in a row, March MATness is underway. “MarchMATness founder Benjamin Degenhardt kicked things off in March 2013 with daily posts to inspire conversations around the Mat work.” This little idea literally exploded into, as he says, a THING. Each year, Pilates instructors and lovers alike share stories, pictures, and get creative […]

In some of my recent social media posts, I’ve been talking about something called the toe gizmo. Also known as a toe corrector or toe tensometer, it is one of the smaller devices that Joseph Pilates designed and used with his students.  Pilates spends a lot of time focusing on your feet, how you are […]

I am going to tell you the story that the tongue of my left shoe tells me. The left leg of my leggings tell me stories too. In fact, they both were talking to me non-stop for months before I paid any attention. Perhaps they spoke up so often because I wasn’t listening.  For years […]

I have spent the past twenty-five years up in front of groups of people as I teach fitness classes, pilates, and personal training. I always do my very best to dress for the job, and in this case, that is fitness! Take advantage of my years of knowledge, and learn what the best clothes to […]

If you live in the city, everything is (literally) at your fingertips. All you have to do is type “Pilates near me” into you phone, and you’ll have several studios to choose from. A friend of mine works in Los Angeles, and there are seven Pilates studios on her street alone. Where I live, we […]

Are You a Runner or a Former Runner?  Whether you are a runner now or used to be one, you know how easy it is to fall into conversations with other runners. Favourite runs, best times, or how injuries have affected you. There is no doubt – runners love to talk about running as much […]