The Hero’s Challenge: Bringing a dying pilates Studio back to life Emma, is a dedicated and passionate Pilates Instructor turned Pilates studio owner. She pours her heart and soul into her business. She envisioned a space where people could find strength, balance, and community. It was working. Her grand opening was a success, and memberships…
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The journey to becoming a Pilates instructor is so varied. Instructors end up coming from different backgrounds and career backgrounds. And each of these people brings their unique perspective, skill set, and approach to teaching. Below, are a few different Pilates instructor personas and their possible teaching style. The Group Fitness Instructor Turned Pilates Instructor…
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Pilates attracts a wide range of people, each with their own motivations, fitness levels, and goals. Understanding these personas can help studios tailor classes to meet the needs of their clientele and even determine who they want to attract to their studio. Below, we explore some of the different customer personas in the Pilates industry….
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Pilates has grown into a diverse and a more accessible fitness practice for the masses. Pilates is now offered in various settings from large gyms to boutique studios, clinics, and even in-home setups. Each type of Pilates studio attracts a distinct clientele, influenced by the studio’s structure and culture, marketing approach, and overall fitness philosophy….
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Pilates has grown in popularity and a wider range of people are joining Pilates classes and studios. There are many aspects of our body that have not changed. However, there are some distince changes in our bodies over these past 10 years. Common problems and concerns Areas I’m noticing more problems with Lower back issues…
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Omg! The Pilates industry has changed quite a bit in 10 years. Everyone seems to know what a reformer is now. And everyone wants to try it! Gyms have reformer classes! There is a viable and growing pilates reformer studio franchise! Different ethnicities, ages, sizes, physical abilities and more are wanting to try pilates now. …
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Apart from mat and Reformer, the cadillac is another apparatus for Pilates training. Unlike reformers, the Pilates Cadillac is not widely available though it’s certainly a piece of equipment that looks familiar when you visit someone in the hospital. Yes, it looks like a hospital bed! It was invented by the famous – Joseph Pilates…
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The Pilates flex band is an add-on to your Pilates workouts providing resistance to the workout. There are many tensions of flex bands, represented by colours, ranging from very light to extremely heavy (thicker material). However, there are two main resistances that are normally used in Pilates training: Before choosing the resistance you need to…
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People experiencing vertigo, motion sickness or any other vestibular balance disorder can sometimes feel motion sickness of dizziness when doing Pilates on the reformer. Reasons for dizziness when doing Pilates on the reformer: Things you can do to try minimize the dizziness It is very discouraging when you feel sick after something you were looking…
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Omg! The evolution of Pilates and the entire Pilates industry in the past ten years is amazing! Pilates is almost unrecognizablel to me anymore! I’ll share more about what I see and my thoughts on pros and cons of this changes. Things I have noticed with the evolution of Pilates Pros and cons of such…
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