I’ve been talking a lot about the principles of Pilates over the past several weeks. While there are six different principles, they really all work together. And by keeping them in mind, you’ll keep gaining from Pilates. We all want to do Pilates well and keep improving, but there is a lot to learn! …
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Principles of Pilates: Precision
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), …
Principles of Pilates: Flowing Movement
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 …