Movement as maintenance

Pilates is often viewed as some frivolous pastime for ladies who lunch. This couldn’t be further from the truth!  Pilates is a valuable movement practice for anyone who has a body!

“Prehab” is the practice of injury prevention. “Rehab” is the process of recovery from injury. “Post rehab” is the vital work for after an injury is resolved and you want to continue strengthening and maintaining healthy movement to prevent re-injury or compensatory injuries which can often result from imbalances created during an injury. And then there’s “maintenance”. Machines require maintenance. Our bodies are complex machines and also require maintenance. You may have a sedentary or repetitive job. Maybe you’ve got physical hobbies like gardening or enjoy sports that create wear and tear on the body. Pilates is a wonderful compliment to any activity and helps keep your body in balance so you can enjoy all of your activities without recurring aches and pain. And if you have a life that doesn’t include movement Pilates is a wonderful way introduce healthy movement and improve your body and quality of life.

If you are a very fit person Pilates will enhance your training and prevent injury, improve performance and help you reach new goals and increase your fitness level. But if you’re “out of shape” or dislike exercise then Pilates is a perfect way to get in touch with your body, discover the benefits of movement and become more fit and capable in your body.

Don’t let the media images of Pilates keep you from trying it!  I love teaching people who don’t like exercise and have great success in helping many find the joy of movement and feel empowered in their bodies. I’m much more interested in helping you feel better than making you do exercises perfectly or pushing you to look a certain way or reach a certain size. Those superficial markers don’t matter. You can do Pilates at any size or fitness level! Humans are built to move and Pilates will teach you how to move and give you access to hidden potential. Whatever your goals are I am here to help.