My first introduction to pilates as I mentioned last week was the classical style of pilates. There are many styles of pilates under the pilates umbrella; polestar, classical, balanced body, STOTT PILATES, etc. They all started from the original works of Joeseph Pilates who, at the time, called it Contrology. It wasn’t until after his […]
Why Stott Pilates?
My first introduction to pilates as I mentioned last week was the classical style of pilates. There are many styles of pilates under the pilates umbrella; polestar, classical, balanced body, STOTT PILATES, etc. They all started from the original works of Joeseph Pilates who, at the time, called it Contrology. It wasn’t until after his […]
My Introduction To Pilates
In 1999, I was working at a physical therapist at an outpatient orthopedic clinic. It was there that I was first introduced to pilates. The PT facility was hosting a workshop, ‘Pilates for Physical Therapists’. Pilates had started becoming the ‘new thing’ at the fitness facility where I was currently teaching kickboxing. So, in order […]
Are You Getting Enough Protein?
If not.. you may be setting yourself up to loose muscle instead of fat! Your body needs protein to build muscle and trigger matabolism of stored fat. So one change you can make to your diet to improve fat loss is to ensure you are getting enough protien in your daily diet. How much protien […]
Nutrition – Am I Eating Too Much Food?
I hope you are continuing your food log. And if you have slipped or have not started yet.. time to get back to it and start recording what you actually eat and how much of it. Remember there are many handy phone apps that will make this very easy to do. So question 1: Are […]
Nutrition – Learn It, Live It – What Am I Eating?
In starting on the road to better nutrition and learning how to better and fuel the body – one of the first steps is to find out what you are currently eating… really eating, not what you think you are eating. How much do I really eat?… what do I really eat?… am I deficient […]