I reconnected with an old student recently. I asked her how her personal training was going. She mentioned that her body couldn’t do many of the exercises her trainer was having her do. Lunges, squats, heavy weights, using her neck and pecs instead of her back muscles were a few of the issues. I placed […]

Whether you’re taking Pilates or Personal Training are the trainers you’re taking from actually trained well? I was watching a personal trainer teaching one of my Pilates clients.  I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing.  The trainer had her doing weighted squats with her knees bending over her toes (tearing her ACLs).  She was […]

Last week I walked into my Pilates class faced with three participants all with special needs. The first was an 83 year old woman with a bad shoulder (rotator cuff), a knee replacement with a knee that didn’t bend much and a torn hamstring. The next client just received a pacemaker so he couldn’t use […]

So many of my senior clients have so many tissue issues, it’s hard to work on all of them. It seems as if most of them have recliner chairs they spend every evening in, some sleep in them and most watch weekend sports in them. Using the Pilates methods of strengthening and stretching with them […]

My new season is about to begin. I work from November to June. My clients leave for the hot summer then return in the fall. Last year my clients returned heavier than ever, bent over more than ever, tighter than ever and more injured than ever. So what else is new?? I expect the same […]