If you had asked me last year how often you should do Pilates, I’d have said one to three times a week. I’d always thought that Joseph Pilates’ suggestion of doing Pilates every day was extreme… but I’ve since changed my tune! I’ve been doing Pilates every day for the past month, and I’ve never felt …
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Is Pilates Strength Training or Stretching?
This past week I talked to three different people who needed to know what I do for a career. All of them pronounced Pilates “Pea-lots”, leading me to assume they aren’t sure what it really is. Is Pilates strength training? Stretching? A practice like yoga? I’m very aware that unless you do Pilates, …
Give Yourself Some Credit
The words we tell ourselves matter. They creep into our subconscious minds and set up shop, affecting all the other thoughts and actions we have. If you let the good thoughts in, more good will follow; but if you max out on picking out what’s wrong, things become harder. Do you pick out your flaws? …