by Lesley Davenport | Aug 1, 2018 | PILATES
Tower is Pilates most popular class. It offers a very work-out experience, one which our society has come to know as “Oh I got a good workout” because in Tower class, you move every part of your body. Students love it because it is well balanced, and has the feel of...
by Lesley Davenport | Aug 1, 2018 | PILATES, TEACHERS
Have you ever wondered why all this fuss about “scooping” of the abdominals? How exactly are you supposed to bring the Abs In and Up anyhow? Unlike many other forms of workout, Pilates focuses on the deepest most innermost layer of your abdominal muscles, the...
by Lesley Davenport | Aug 1, 2018 | PILATES, TEACHERS
For this week, we polled the teachers. We asked them what are your three favorite Mat exercises and why? Read below and hey, you know you can use one or two of these in your home routine! Ask at the studio how to create a home routine next time you are in. VIVIANA 1....
by Lesley Davenport | Aug 1, 2018 | PILATES
“The Box” is a Pilates term referring to the box frame made by your Shoulders and Hips. Think about it, the hip bones and the shoulder points do form a box! When beginning any exercise you want to strive to engage the abdominals pay attention that this Pilates...
by Lesley Davenport | Aug 1, 2018 | PILATES
Mike Duray discusses what we as Pilates teachers mean by the term Quality of Movement. Everyone, especially your teacher, strives to improve their quality of movement. Defining quality of movement can be elusive, difficult to define or describe. You know it when you...
by Lesley Davenport | Nov 6, 2017 | PILATES
TONE BODY IN PILATES What does having a tone body in Pilates mean? How do we get you there? One of the main requests we receive from clients is Can you tone me up? Or, I want to increase the tone of my body. So we started talking about it in the studio in the past...
