Archive for August 2011
What Trends Are Driving Personal Training?
Since last year’s survey, we’ve seen a modest uptick in the economy. Perhaps with that comes increased optimism for growing your businesses and expanding your services to new (and old) clients who are looking to loosen up some dollars to spend on their health and fitness. How do you best prepare for this? How do you know in what direction to steer your offerings or what equipment to buy?
Read MorePilates Touchdown
My teenage son is a high-school football player who suffered a season-ending concussion last fall. Once his doctors had cleared him to exercise, he began attending my Pilates reformer classes and incorporated some mat work at home.
Read MoreConscious Movement in Relationship to Gravity
Wendy LeBlanc-Arbuckle, director of the Pilates Center of Austin, is a pioneering voice for Pilates. From her start in yoga in the early 1970s, she plunged into Pilates during the 1990s, studying with first-generation Pilates elders and developing a reputation as a “teacher of teachers.”
Read MoreInjury Prevention in Small-Group Training
Any physical activity includes the risk of injury. The benefits of being active, however, make it worth taking this chance.This article reviews basic injury-prevention tips for small-group Pilates classes.
Read MoreHow Do You Maintain Mind-Body Awareness in Group Classes?
Can students fully understand and experience the mind-body nature of Pilates amid the distractions and diversity of a group class setting? We asked instructors to tell us what they think and to describe how they strive to create and maintain mind-body awareness during group classes.
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