Barbara Wintroub
I must admit… I haven’t watched a new Pilates DVD in a while. The last few I’ve seen have a scripted routine with “dancer-like” participants doing every move perfectly. By the way, my DVDs have novice participants who had never done the exercises making my cueing relevant. Many of the workshops I’ve attended also had […]
Harder Exercises – Stronger Springs or Work Smarter?
I’ve heard from some of the fitness clients at one of my clubs that Pilates injured them and they are not coming back. Recently, I substituted for one of the teachers so I decided to take most of the springs off and do the exercises slowly. WOW! Talk about not being able to stabilize body […]
Site Specific Exercises
When you train your clients do you carry on a conversation with them most of the class time? I see this frequently. As I watch, I notice the client is just going through the motions without knowing what they are doing and why. Both the teacher and client talk through each exercise and the client […]
Back Pain Part II: Pardon My Preaching…
I just returned from the Huntsman World Senior Games where back pain was running rampant. At our age you can MRI a room full of people and find similar back issues with all, but only some will have pain. My MRI doesn’t look all that good, but I bend every which way to Tuesday on […]
Clients with Osteoporosis
Do you know if your clients have osteoporosis? Do you ask them? Do they tell you? Do you ask the men, also? Have any of them broken a bone? This is important information to know before you give your clients a Pilates workout. Many of the Pilates moves are contraindicated for osteoporosis. I’m sure you […]
Stretch Your Neck to Release Your Shoulders…
I would love to get a massage every week, especially on my shoulders and neck. Unfortunately, I cannot. But what I can do is stretch my neck muscles to help release my shoulders. Sometimes it seems like all I am doing every day is stretching. Wait a minute, I am stretching every day. Maybe not […]
Do You Really Make a Difference?
Are we really making a difference in the lives of our clients? They come to us week after week but do they really look different, feel different? Pilates is not about doing a set of exercises and sending our clients home. It’s about showing our clients how the Pilates exercises should be incorporated into their […]
Fitness… The Benefits of Stretching…
Next month I will travel to Arizona to get certified in Fascial Stretch Therapy, just in time to share my knowledge with all of you at Huntsman, Nationals VI and in this column. Flexibility is the ability to move muscles and joints during pickleball play without getting injured. Flexibility is achieved by stretching — preferably […]
Teacher Becomes Student
As Pilates Teachers we work and work but how often do we take a lesson? I give myself a Pilates lesson whenever I can. Most of the time I take a few different exercises and just do those like: Feet in Straps, Eve’s Stretch, Elephant. When do I ever take a lesson from another teacher? […]
Beating the Heat…
Hot weather is upon us and I notice players bringing only eight ounces of water to the courts. I come with 80 ounces of electrolyte replacement, a cooling towel, a sun protection umbrella and an extra water bottle to pour on myself between games. Think this is too much? I go through all of […]