Category: Pilates Exercises

Why Good Pilates is Important

Getting new clients into the Pilates studio The value of Reformer studios and Pilates inspired classes on nearly every street corner is that it’s become part of the fitness conversation; very few people in this day and age haven’t heard of Pilates. For fully certified, professional Pilates instructors and studio owners who offer full Pilates…
Teaching New Pilates Exercises Without Slowing Down the Workout.

One of the challenges of teaching Pilates is successfully introducing new exercises into clients’ workouts without breaking the flow or losing the essence of a strong, rewarding Pilates session. Here are 3 proven strategies that I’ve used for over 25 years to successfully teach new exercises and create great Pilates workouts. Move your Pilates workouts…
How Do You Teach Advanced Level Pilates Workouts?

For nearly 30 years, I’ve had the privilege to teach Pilates to many different bodies and movement abilities. And I’ve learned through trial and error 😉 that a traditional Pilates workout is not always enough to progress clients to the more challenging Pilates repertoire. This is where supplementary exercises, like the one below, become indispensable…
The Pilates Teaser: Dismantling and Demystifying

We’re starting to offer more Pilates Reformer and Pilates Mat group classes in the studio and one of the questions that has popped up a few times from clients interested in joining a more challenging class is; “I can’t do the Teaser – is it okay if I still join?” I’m not sure when the…
Choosing the Right Equipment for Pilates Class

When we’re running out of programming ideas for our Pilates group classes, there can be a tendency to embrace the ‘more is better’ mantra as we add different equipment to the Pilates exercises. But I’ve found that when we’re more selective with our equipment choices, the end results are better client engagement and retention. Remembering…
A beginner Pilates Reformer Exercise you want to know how to teach!

The Rhythm of the Reformer Knee Stretches. There are many reasons why the Reformer Knee Stretches is a fantastic, beginner level exercise to add into new client’s workouts: But another important and often overlooked reason to add it into your Beginner Pilates workouts is: The Knee Stretches progress from the Beginner level all the way…
Teaching Classical Pilates: Modifying the Pilates Cadillac Ballet Stretches for Accessibility and Variety (and Fun!)

Videos demonstrating modifications on the classical Pilates Cadillac exercise, Ballet Stretches
Challenging Balance in your Pilates Stability Chair Workouts

The Forward Step Up on the Chair is no easy task; the stability of the front leg while moving the body forward and up then backward and down while controlling the pedal demands focus, strength, balance and proprioception: all things Pilates. But just because it’s hard doesn’t mean it’s inaccessible. For clients who are working…
Spirals & Rotations in the Pilates session + Tips on time management as Pilates instructors

In the Pilates Studio: as Pilates Instructors, we all work together As spring returns, so do many of our clients and we’re gearing up to be ready for a busy studio schedule. One of the things that our Studio3 instructors are being respectful of now, is their own capacity to teach consecutive hours before needing…
Tips for managing a successful Pilates studio: scheduling by season

If your January to March schedule is anything like ours, there’s a lot of gaps as clients travel either for short or extended periods of time. Layer into that an ease of pandemic travel restrictions we’re now seeing many more clients head to the sun and surf which leaves some large gaps in instructors schedules. …