Core Motion Studios

Here's a thought before we head into the last week of winter.

Spring doesn't actually start in September. It starts with what you're doing right now, in August, while no one's watching and it feels easier to wait.

You don't need a big fresh start. You just need to keep showing up now, so you're already feeling stronger, calmer and more like yourself when spring actually gets here.

Comment one word for how you want to feel this spring. Let's make it happen before the season even changes.

Lauren started back with us not long ago, and this is what she told us:

"My sleep quality and energy have improved so much, and I already notice little changes every week or so. I love the instructors, so friendly, supportive and knowledgeable. And I love their playlists." - Lauren Truman

(We will take that playlist compliment, thank you Lauren.)

Sleep and energy don't get talked about enough when it comes to Pilates, but honestly they're often the first thing to shift.

Comment SLEEP or ENERGY, whichever one you're more short on this week.

If you've been coming for a while, you know it's not really about the exercises anymore.

It's the people who ask how your week was. The ones who notice when you've missed a few classes. The chat after class that goes fifteen minutes longer than it should.

That's the bit we can't put on a timetable, and honestly it's the bit that keeps most of you coming back.

Tag the person you always end up talking to after class. Let's see how many friendships have started on a reformer.

Belinda had been wanting to get back into some kind of exercise for ages and kept her words: my physical and mental health shifted in the most transformative way. I've got so much more strength, my energy is up, my confidence is up, and I've made some great friends along the way.

This is genuinely why we do what we do. Not the workout itself, but what it opens up for people.

Comment ‘YES’ if a small decision to just show up once has changed more than you expected.

Not every win shows up on a scale.

Some of our favourites this month:

1. Actually sleeping through the night
2. Less back pain doing normal life things
3. A calmer head by the time you leave
4. Getting up off the floor without the noises
5. Making it to 3pm without wanting to nap under your desk

Comment the number that's most true for you right now. I'm nosy, I want to know.

This one got me a bit.

One of our members is a nursing student, and she told us she signed up because she knew she needed to look after her own health so she could look after everyone else's.

Abbey’s words: "Long shifts and study feel so much more manageable, and I've learnt that taking care of myself isn't a luxury it's part of being the best nurse I can be "

If you're the person everyone else relies on, this is your reminder that you're allowed to be looked after too.

Tag someone who gives everything to everyone else and needs to hear this today.

You do not need to be flexible to come to Pilates.
You do not need to be motivated.
You do not need eight hours of sleep, a green smoothie or your life together.

You just need to show up. However you are. Tired, sore, distracted, sick of adulting, all of it. We will meet you there.

Drop the emoji that matches how you're rocking up today. I'll go first: