The Pilates Bridge… Do you know that…

The Pilates Bridge… Do you know that…

As Joseph Pilates wrote in ‘Return to Life Through Contrology’, ” If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you’re old; if it is completely flexible at 60,  you are young”.   He also specifically addresses the vertebra-by-vertebra movement...
“Stand up straight!” “Don’t slouch”…

“Stand up straight!” “Don’t slouch”…

“Stand up straight!” “Don’t slouch” Turns out my mother was right. Posture is important. Throughout my career as a Physical Therapist and Pilates Teacher, I consistently work to educate and implement the importance of posture as it affects the body as a whole. Posture...

How to Train Around Shoulder Pain

How to Train Around Shoulder Pain Shortly after graduating with my degree in Exercise Science, I found myself shadowing and assisting Physical Therapists at a local sports medicine clinic. One of my favorite conversations I often heard the PT’s having always went like...

Suspension Training with Bodhi

The Bodhi Suspension System: A Brief Review Watch out TRX, there’s a new suspension system out on the fitness scene. The Bodhi suspension system is suspension training with a Pilates twist. Suspension training is a form of resistance training which uses a series of...