Oh yeah, Obama. I can’t stop thinking about this election and find myself smiling, smiling, smiling. I proudly add my voice to the big ‘hooray’ that is sounding out – not only America – but across the globe. I have received e-mails from some of our trainers...

Well, Halloween is here and I have to admit the economic climate seems down-right scary. If you are concerned about your business – take action. The first step is to assess the situation in real terms. We just sat down and ran our numbers to get an accurate...

Setting a strong foundation at the beginning is important for any student’s success. It will also be easier for the instructor to safely progress a student. One way of setting a strong foundation is to layer the Pilates fundamentals into every beginner...

NOTE: The following was written by Leslie Talisman, owner of Lila Jolla Studios in La Jolla, California. In addition to instructing those in recovery, Leslie is a breast cancer survivor herself. In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Peak Pilates...

My daughters are in gymnastics. It’s a great sport and they work really hard at it, but as with all other sports, they need Pilates as well. They need concentration, control, centering, precision, flow… you get the picture. I asked the coach to do a Pilates...

How do you “get into the zone” during your workouts? How do keep yourself true to the discipline of clean transitions, advancing your own practice and challenging your own personal ideal? Where do you give yourself slack? One of the things I have learned...

NOTE: The following was written by Conni Ponturo, owner of The Absolute Yoga and Pilates Studio in Woodland Hills, California and Pink Ribbon Program -trained specialist. In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Peak Pilates has asked Conni to...

NOTE: This article was written by Mary Bange, a Houston-based Peak PilateSystem® Certified Trainer and Cancer Exercise Specialist through the Pink Ribbon Program . In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Peak Pilates has asked Mary to share her experiences...

NOTE: This article, written by Suzanne Martin, PT, DPT, was recently featured on Pilates-Pro and is reproduced with permision.The original article can be found by visiting Pilates-Pro.com . Pilates training can be an excellent way to achieve the postural...

Last month I had the privilege of teaching several MVe workshops at Dallas Mania. It was a great convention and our MVe Chair was well received and it was great to see so many of our MVe instructors. However, many of the attendees were not Pilates instructors...

I have a new goal for my Pilates practice. I want to get back to being able to do a full Bridge on the reformer, which I haven’t been able to do since before my hip surgery. So here is the strategy I am using to help me reach my goal, I hope it helps...

I recently went to a cocktail party and during the evening I noticed a woman who is all too familiar to people in the exercise world: she was rake-thin, very ripped, too tanned, too blonde, and with dreadful posture. She looked older than her years and...

Teaching can be a daunting experience when instructing on a piece of equipment that is new or that you are unaccustomed to. The various Pilates equipment manufacturers have diverse designs that can present a challenge when following generalized equipment...

Obviously, one of the main benefits of Pilates is improved posture. As instructors, we know that many different postures walk through our studios every day. It is important to have the ability to make postural changes in your students’ bodies. This is...

Baby Boomers Bearing "Boo-Boos”- say that five-times-fast! Like most of you, the majority of my clientele are Baby Boomers. Baby Boomers is the term given to the generation of Americans who were born during a "baby boom" following World...