The Movement Base

Only 80 years.

I can’t do it.
I’m too old.
I don’t have the time.
I will start tomorrow.
It won’t work for me.

Only 80 years

Don’t hold back. What are you waiting for? Never too late. Never too early.

If this doesn’t inspire you 🤷‍♀️

Do you want to live until you are 100? 🥳

Pilates is for everyone, giving you what you need when you need it. No two days are the same and life experience means that your body also needs different things at different stages of your life.

Don’t let feeling nervous about trying something new stop you from taking care of your body.

Your body will thank you for it 😊

#100

Russian spilts on the Reformer - don’t be fooled by the name 😜 this exercise requires a strong connection into your centre, it’s not just about ‘splitting’ the legs.

Have fun with your practice, does it feel good?

Spare time at the studio - which is not very often! Being silly but working hard…. Doesn’t matter how you do it, get your practice in! 👍

‘Oooooo I’m moving muscles I didn’t even know I had!’

Pilates doesn’t make a ‘single’ part of your body stronger, it makes the whole body strong as a whole unit.

We need to get back to what Pilates is…..
It can’t be watered down, it can’t be turned into a sweaty cardio session. It is what it is, it’s hard but it works, it takes commitment and patience to see results and to understand the method.
Pilates can work very well alongside other exercise modalities it doesn’t have to be something that it’s not, it is complete as it is.
There are no short cuts.

I love this exercise on the Reformer - how I can feel my spine more ‘open’ and elongated, also feeling more space and breath in the back of the ribs and between the shoulder blades.

The lift from my centre picking me up and off my hands - there should be no strain in the wrists.

Why is it called ‘Elephant’?
Who knows! 😂

Any suggestions? Comment below

Breaking a sweat? Feeling a burn, is it always necessary?
Is this myth... It's a common misconception, that you always have to feel pain to create results. When working deeply with detail, you can be amazed at how much you can achieve.
Lets work smarter, not harder.

“No pain no gain” …. Mmm is this really the case?
Pain usually indicates that something is wrong.
Now there can be discomfort from working the muscles at a deeper level but this is different from ‘pain’
If you are recovering from an injury or working on an imbalance, yes, we need to work the body to promote change but we do this in a controlled way.
As the saying goes ‘Pilates meets you where you are at’ and we move on from there … this is how you create lasting change for a better functioning body.