Mindful Axis

We often think motivation is what creates consistency but it’s usually the other way around. Motivation comes and goes. That’s normal. If you only rely on feeling motivated before you take action, your progress will always depend on how you feel that day.

The real change comes from stop asking yourself “if you feel like working out”, instead start asking “what would the person I’m becoming do today?”

The ultimate goal is not to become someone who’s always motivated, but to become the person that shows up anyway. You take action first and confidence identity grow from the proof you create!

So you can ask yourself what’s one action you can repeat this week to reinforce a person you want to become?

👏🏻💪🏻 Isometrics are a GREAT TOOL!!!

Part of my background is teaching Pilates for nearly 16 years now and using tools such an isometric exercises to help clients learn to maintain tension in their body.

Bringing those principles into my strength coaching has been a game changer. When clients learn to generate and maintain tension, compound lifts become more stable, movement quality improves, and they build strength from a much stronger foundation!

Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs don’t come from adding more weight, they come from learning how to use your body more effectively.

This is a game changer if you have not incorporated isometrics into your routine or training cycle!!

🤗 Obviously isometric applied exercises use different training stimuli than compound movements like barbell squats, but I do find huge value incorporating a lot of core work that requires isometric contraction when I’m teaching a newer client to help build connection.

Remember, these are just tools, they’re not everything but they can be a huge piece in the missing part of a clients training cycle.

🤗💪🏻👏🏻 keep move well, your body will thank you! -S

Pilates isn’t resistance training…and it’s not supposed to be!

Different stimulus. Different purpose.
Pilates builds body control. Strength training builds your ability to handle load. Pilates is done on completely different equipment and a very different environment at a slower pace.

If you love Pilates-Do both. I do 👌🏻💪🏻

But REAL Pilates isn’t a dance class either with endless pulsing and choreography that doesn’t make sense- you have to have a purpose behind what you’re doing…slow it down, control it, feel it.

Pilates it’s such a unique practice. It cannot be compared to strength training or anything else. The level of creativity and layered movement experience is unmatchable.

Pilates teaches you so much body awareness for those of you out there that really want to practice moving better from head to toe!

New workouts are live on my YouTube channel link in bio for more! 🔗🤸🏻‍♀️

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Pilates is exploding I’ve been in the space for over 20 years and I can tell you I have used almost every single Pilates equipment brand.

Personally, I love Balanced Body. This is just my opinion based on my experience training hundreds of clients over the years as I’ve built out my Pilates Studio.

Make sure that you trust the brand that you are purchasing that you are very familiar with the features!

Check out my 🔗 in bio for my Pilates equipment store on my website directly linked to Balanced Body to ensure your 5% discount on your equipment purchases. You can also call them directly information on my website provide my full name via phone to ensure your discount!

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If you’re on board with hypertrophy, then you will enjoy little tips and reminders like this! 🤗😆

When you do isometric repetitions before you add on reps, you have a greater ability to connect to the muscle before getting into intensity - here is a good example. You can do a hip thrust exercise loaded appropriately for your experience and level and with weight that is not too demanding but provides the opportunity for intensity. You can then perform max reps after your two or three isometric holds!

This is a great opportunity for you to get the amount of effort necessary out of those last reps without putting yourself under too much load!!

My clients absolutely dislike this, but they do it anyway because they know the value of why they’re doing it 😆 and no they do t call it “fun”!

Keep lifting, keep learning, keep growing!
Enjoy the process 🤗