Joseph Pilates wrote in his book: “Ideally, our muscles should obey our will. Reasonably, our will should not be dominated by the reflex actions of our muscles.” Let’s think about what that means. Here are two thoughts I had: Being strong is not the same as knowing how to use your strength. Being...

First a fun fact: What you and I call Pilates, he called Contrology. He outlined the art and science of Contrology in his two books: "Return to Life Through Contrology" and "Your Health". He wrote them last year… Just kidding 😊 He wrote them about 80 years ago, yet many of his observations sound ...

 “Why do we have to change positions so often?” We lie down, sit up, roll, kneel, stand, lie back down again. It must seem inefficient to those who ask, because they often suggest a quick solution: Why not remain in one position and finish all these movements before changing body orientation? Let...

You most likely know this stretch. The “quad stretch”. You grab your ankle, or your foot, your pant leg, you pull your foot towards your buttock, and you feel a stretch on the front of your thigh.  But this stretch can do so much more for your body if you know how to use all of w...