Here’s 5 awesome reasons to become a Pilates Instructor: 1) You want a flexible schedule 2) You want to get out of an office environment 3) You want to help people 4) You want to teach AND learn 5) You LOVE Pilates Classes start in May! Contact Pilates in Guelph today to sign up! 519-827-1588...Read More
I love the Swan Dive but I rarely use it with my clients. Why? I am not confident that they can keep the length through their backbody to avoid compressing in their low backs. Primary focus:. Opening the front body Secondary focus: Extension through the bodyRead More
Ah Saw, what other exercise gives you thoracic rotation, side bending and flexion (oh! corkscrew yesterday, well, this is a lot easier to achieve). Sit on a roller to make the movment about the roation, sidebending and flexion and not about how uncomofortable siting in neutral can be. Focus on the movement, take is slow...Read More
March MATNess Day 10: the Corkscrew This is a fun one. I love it for my upper back. But if you look closely, what other exercise do you see? Imagine you flip Ivana over, what would she be doing? Something close to a Spine Stretch. Now take the control you have in spine stretch and...Read More
March MATNess Day 8: Spine Stretch For a long time, I hated this exercise. I know it was supposed to feel good but I was too congested in my hip, I couldn’t lift off my hips and really feel the stretch. Opposition is the name of the game here. Press your hamstring/ legs into the...Read More
Jump board Class March 6th to April 3rd (new dates as there will be no class March 20th) Increase the challenge in this heart pumping and fun class. The Jump board tones muscles in the legs and glutes (you will feel the burn!) while challenging your core (in the next day kind of way). In...Read More