As Pilates teachers, one of the most common questions we get is “Is there a right way to breathe?” The answer? It depends on what you’re doing. There are numerous breathing techniques and each of them can be beneficial when applied in the right time and place. This post will break down some common breathing
Janet is training for her second marathon, the Walt Disney World Marathon this coming winter. How does she train? It’s not how you think…. She walks during all of her runs. The magic is walking intervals. Janet strategically walks during her training runs and plans to walk regularly on race day. Janet is a huge
We’d love to congratulate Vanessa on her first season of marathon training and her great race time in Olympia. Here is her story about running, racing, and how Pilates helped as cross-training: My husband and I spent winter 2017 training for our first marathon. For twenty-one weeks, we followed a training schedule designed for a
Here at Soma, we offer our clients a way to earn free Pilates. It’s easy to use our rewards program. Simply register for Perkville and create a password. Then you are ready to earn points for things you do every day. Redeem 300 points for a Small Group Training and 600 points for a Private
How spring resistance differentiates Pilates from Yoga A lunge – with support from the Cadillac and Chair springs If you didn’t read Part 1 of this series – Yoga and Pilates: Different Branches, Same Tree, check it out. At the core of both Pilates and yoga is a focus on the pelvic area. Pilates focuses on
“Aren’t yoga and Pilates basically the same?” Pilates instructors get this question frequently. As a student and teacher of Pilates and Yoga, I’ve had ample opportunity to consider this question. There are many similarities and differences between the two practices, a number of them stemming from individual teaching styles or ‘schools’. I’d like to discuss
Sport is about winning. Dance is about expressing beauty. Advanced Pilates is about showing off. Advanced Pilates is a demonstration of mastery. In order to execute these fancy moves, you must know and embody basic good movement principles*. You have to live and breathe Joe’s original principles. You have “internalized what it takes to make
We are nearing the end of the year. It’s almost January. People are talking about resolutions, the “new you” in 2017, losing the holiday weight, blah blah blah. But I want you to steer away from big goals for a second. Don’t worry we’ll circle back. General health and wellness can be easy. Seriously you
We all want to eat better so we can feel better and look better. There are a lot approaches to clean eating. There are foods to avoid, superfoods to add in, and even extreme diets you can try. For some folks, big and drastic diets can be life-changing. I speak from experience. I was a strict gluten-free
Eating well is huge contributor to feeling well. Sure exercise and movement are important, but I’m here to tell you that stress, sleep and nutrition are heavy hitters too. But it can be difficult to wade through the hype on food. There are choices to make at every mealtime. And with all the fad diets, advertising and general
