Body Harmonics Pilates

Meet Daria, Pilates instructors and Education Advisor 🤍

Daria shares three things she’s learned as a new Pilates instructor, from how to guide a class to nurturing her own practice as an instructor.

Because there’s SO much that goes into becoming a Pilates instructor but there’s even more that you’ll learn along the way when you start teaching.

Pilates instructors, what’s something you learned once you started teaching that you still carry with you today?

Some Pilates hills we’ll happily die on ⛰️ and here’s why....

1. Harder isn’t always better. ⚡
Pushing past your limits too quickly may compromise form, leading to your body compensating elsewhere, or even injuries instead of strength gains.

2. Pilates should meet you where you are. 🌱
Whether you’re starting Pilates, recovering from an injury or working towards goals, your workout should adapt to your body, not vice versa.

3. Soreness isn’t a measure of a good workout. 🔥
Muscle soreness often means you introduced a new stimulus or load. Real success shows up in better mobility, efficient recovery, improved posture, and how good your body feels day to day.

4. Progress is measured beyond the mirror. 🪞
Physical appearance is a tiny fraction of what movement offers. Real progress looks like carrying groceries without pain, and moving through your day with ease.

5. Your core is more than your abs. 🎯
It’s a misconception that your core is only your abdominals. One’s functional core is a system composed of the diaphragm, pelvic floor, transverse abdominis, and deep back muscles; we often say the core starts from the ground up.

6. Fancy exercises aren’t always the best exercises. ✨
Complex movements may look great, but simple movements performed well win every time and will help you build up to advanced movements. Never skip them.

7. Posture is more than just sitting up.🧍🏾
Optimal posture should not be forced. “Sitting up straight” usually just creates tension in your spine and body. True posture is when you’ve strengthened your core stabilizers, back, glutes and shoulders so your kinetic chain is integrated.

8. A “tight” muscle may not need stretching .🪢
Sometimes tight muscles may be crying out for stability and strength, not more stretching.

9. Pilates is for every body. 🫶
Pilates isn’t reserved for a specific age, shape, or strength level. Regardless of your experience, we teach Pilates for every body, every day.

Are you with us on these Pilates hills?

Strength maxxing
Life maxxing
PILATES maxxing
Everything maxxing

Sometimes we see the pinnacle of Pilates as advanced movements, but there’s also foundational, intermediate and everything in between that’s so important. 💛

While some may reach the advanced repertoire, it’s completely okay if you don’t. Strength isn’t measured in comparison to others but rather how you feel in your everyday life.

In fact, advanced movements aren’t the most accessible. Our most popular and favourite classes are our foundational, intermediate and restorative.

Pilates is meant to meet you where you’re at so you can move better, feel your best, and live with greater ease. This is Pilates. ✨

POV: You thought Pilates Teacher Training was just learning exercises...then you open the manuals. 🎷🥲

Let’s just say our programs cover more than the Pilates repertoire — you’re learning human anatomy, kinesiology, biomechanics, somatic movement, and many other key movement principles.

A little from Margot McKinnon, our founder, as she goes live on Breakfast Television! Forever inspiring the world with the power of Pilates alongside Tim Bolen, BT host and Evanka Osmak, Sportsnet host and Body Harmonics client since 2012. A full circle moment! ✨

From studio to TV ✨ Our founder, Margot McKinnon, went live on Breakfast Television this morning sharing why Pilates is for every body and showcasing the Reformer to viewers. Thank you to the BT team for having us — we had so much fun inspiring the world with the Body Harmonics approach! ❤️



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