Heads Up on Your Body

Pilates in Daily Life

"You Walk Wrong" Article, and How Pilates Can Help You Walk Properly

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Hope you didn’t miss the article, “You Walk Wrong”, by Adam Sternbergh in the April 28, 2008 edition of New York Magazine! In case you couldn’t tell by the title… the walk you walk is apparently all wrong. Having been through lessons in walking myself, I have had shocking moments when I realize that the […]

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Comparing Yourself to Others in Pilates Class

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When you’re in a pilates class, do you ever look over at the person next to you and think…
“She is so much more flexible than I am!”“I’m so fat compared to her!”“I’ll never be as good as him!”In a group setting, it’s tempting to fall into this way of thinking, but don’t let your head […]

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Pilates is: Being in the Moment

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I’ve been listening to Oprah and Eckhart Tolle’s XM Radio class on his book, The New Earth. They also talk about another book of his, The Power of Now, and how it is to “live in the now” and “live in the moment”.
How often do you make a point live in the moment, and being […]

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Doing Pilates Can Boost Your Business

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I firmly believe that doing pilates will boost anyone’s business. Pilates give you a new outlook at customer relations, compassion for customers, and the overall future.
When you do pilates, you learn so much about yourself, how to listen to another person (your teacher), and how to listen to your own body. This “art of listening” […]

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Does Crossing Your Ankles Give You Back Pain?

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If you’re suffering from low back or neck pain and you frequently cross your legs or ankles while sitting at your desk, try uncrossing and see if your pain subsides.

Instead of crossing your ankles or knees while you sit, place both feet flat on the floor and stretch your spine upwards to lift your body […]

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Sooth Upper Back Pain Using a Foam Roller

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I have a unique job as a pilates instructor because, until most professionals out there, I don’t spend the majority of my day at a computer. Since I started blogging, however, I have a renewed understanding of how painful it is to the body to sit a computer for hours on end!
So many factors […]

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A Different Type of Core Strength

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How much of your day is spent on automatic pilot?

Sometimes when we are driving, we suddenly “snap out of it” and realize that up until that point, we weren’t even really paying attention, as if the car was driving itself. Kind of like a, “how did I get here” moment. Besides when driving, how […]

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Furniture By Pilates

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Did you know that Joseph Pilates invented many pieces of furniture to help bring fitness and body awareness into our everyday lives? Today, pilates studios are full of his recognizable pilates equipment, but there were many other similar pieces of equipment that he personally used, advertised, and advocated.
He called his line of furniture, “Pilates […]

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Goals

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What are the goals of pilates? What are your goals with pilates?
When you ask yourself these questions, you may draw a blank. Or you may think, “To be thin!” or “To work my core”. Everybody has different goals with pilates, which is so great, and the very nature of pilates makes that possible.
It is important […]

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Exercise = Success

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A study at Ball State University, located in Munic, Indiana, surveyed 336 small business owners who regularly exercised to see if there was a correlation between exercise and business success.
They found that exercise, specifically running, had a positive effect on sales volume, external goals, and internal goals.
By external goals, they meant that the entrepreneur had […]

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