Cat/Cow

And My Ladder Theory of Progressions & Regressions

Usually my exercise deep dives are mat exercises (I have a long term goal to do a...

Unlock the Benefits of the Pilates Matwork

Despite its seemingly simple setup—just a mat and your body—Pilates Mat exercises pack a...

MARCH MATNESS

It’s a month long Celebration!

Let me repeat myself…

MARCH MATNESS is a Celebration!

It's a month-long, awareness...

Scissors & Bicycle

Let me PEDAL through all the Benefits of these two Pilates Mat Exercises

Wait!

I’ve gotta admit that I’m...

Boomerang: the Pilates Mat Exercise you should return to Again and Again

I’m going to totally date myself here -  whenever I hear the...

The Deep Dive on Double Leg Kick

Who doesn't love a little bit of alliteration?  

Are you ready to look at another of Joseph Pilates' original...

Transitions

The WHAT, 3 reasons WHY, & a little bit of HOW

According to The Cambridge Dictionary: 

Transition as a NOUN: a...

Exercise Deep Dive: Leg Pull Front

Are you familiar with the Pilates Mat exercise Leg Pull Front?

It’s a slip of a thing.

Basically...

Pilates Patterns: Circles & Layers

Aka another way to wrap your head around the Pilates Method

A lot of times when I teach I excitedly blurt...

Side Kick Kneeling

JP’s OG #27

The Side Kick Kneeling or as I learned it, The Kneeling Side Kick is one of Joseph Pilates’ original 34...

Single Leg Kick!

Time for a Pilates exercise dive - come on in, the water’s fine :)

Single Leg Kick is #13 on the list of Joseph...

Ab Series:

Double Leg Lower Lift & Criss Cross (aka Twist)

G'day, my fabulous friends & wow, some new formatting up there with the...

Ab Series:

Single Leg Stretch / Double Leg Stretch / Scissors

You know what I love?

I love it when my abs get a little bit sore.

Not the...

OPEN LEG ROCKER

I mistakenly typed Open Leg Rocket when I began writing this post which now that I think about it could be a perfect name for this...

Juice Your Life!

Do you ever feel raw and exposed and scared of change even though you know it’s for the best?

This thought came to me last...

SIDE BEND is one of Joseph Pilates’ original 34 Matwork exercises and it comes towards the end at #28.

Not all exercises at the end of the...

MOTIVATION

1. Do you have it?
2. Can you find it?

The answer to question number one is, ‘maybe?’ but the answer to question number two is,...

A Deep Dive on the Pilates Mat exercise, the ROLL UP

I put the ROLL UP in the SIMPLE but HARD basket of Pilates Exercises - how bout you?

Do you...

Well, well, well!

Since I’m writing this close to the end of March that means it’s time to wrap up my musings on March MATness.

As...

Celebrate, Celebrate, dance to the music!

Wait, what music am I talking about, well my dulcet tones in the above video of course - bwah, ha ha.

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