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.
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.
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.
Summer Cross-Training: Why Pilates + Summer Sports = Your Best Season Yet
Utilize your Pilates practice to create strength and resilience in your summer sports.
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.
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.
10 Steps to Maximize your Home Studio
Since 2020, and even before, many of us find ourselves practicing Pilates at home, either on our own, or with our instructor on a screen beside us. Here are some tips for maximizing your home practice set-up, with suggestions for props and ways to configure your space.