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The “Fix-me” Problem in Pilates

Is our job as Pilates teachers to “fix” the client? Or is it to provide sound and empowering movement strategies to help the client navigate their lives with more autonomy?

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Resistance Training for Low Back Pain

Current pain science indicates resistance training, including Pilates, can be helpful for chronic non-specific low back pain, contrary to prior advice which recommended avoidance of load, lifting, and other taxes on the tissues.

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Self-Care Through the Lens of Pilates

Upcoming workshops address the use of the Pilates method to deepen our mind body connection to exercise and how to apply that to our daily life. Using Pilates for self-care is just one of the many ways the method can benefit our health and well-being.

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Streamline goes to NYC

Back from a weekend workshop in NYC, we went big, bigger and biggest, exploring how the nuts and bolts of the Pilates method lead to huge expressions of movement, strength, coordination and flexibility. 

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10 Rules for Prenatal Workouts

If you are pregnant, or you are a teacher who works with pregnant clients, here are some friendly tips for making the Pilates experience a little nicer. Without fear, you or your expecting clients can have a full, thriving Pilates practice.

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Book Review: Caged Lion by John Howard Steele

There is so much misinformation out there about the man, the myth, the legend, Joseph Pilates. Here is a nice biography from a client who stepped into the NYC studio just as Mr. Pilates was on his way out.

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