I love jewelry as much as the next woman, and I rarely take off my wedding and engagement rings. However, I have been through enough experiences of clients misplacing their diamond rings in the Pilates studio that I generally counsel people to take all their jewelry off. Generally rings will be uncomfortable and can even…
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Category Archives: Pilates
Half Price Pilates Audios (expires 11/28/11)
Many of you have taken my Pilates mat classes at Parrot Cay, and wish you could have more. Many of you would love to take a Pilates class with me, but you do not live near NYC. Well, now you can have a Pilates class in the privacy of your own home! Standard mat class,…
Thanksgiving Pilates Gratitude
As I close in on my first Thanksgiving off after 4 years of having this be the beginning of the crazy busy Caribbean “Festive Season” I realize how much I have to be grateful for. Here’s a few things: My fabulous husband Tony who makes me laugh, makes me think, and keeps me clothed and…
Glasses and Pilates
As a lifelong wearer of corrective eyeglasses, including prescription Carrera Sunglasses, Raybans, and a host of progressive transitions, I get asked a lot about whether people should wear glasses while exercising, especially when doing Pilates. My answer is, do what feels best to you. If you need your glasses to see anything and feel confident,…
Well and Good (and a Real Pilates Discount Offer)
I wanted to share some very exciting news with you. First, you may already be familiar with the Well and Good NYC blog, where Alexia Brue, Melisse Gelula and friends dish up the best that NYC has to offer in the way of fun, food, and fitness. Well, I taught Alexia some Pilates and gave…
Pilates Equipment Maintenance
Last weekend we rented a mid-size SUV to pick our dog Smiley up from JFK. She gets so nervous around suitcases and boxes that we elected to leave her at the doggy spa on Providenciales for a few weeks while we got settled in. Anyway, Enterprise on Fulton Street upgraded us to the brand new…
Outfitting A Pilates Studio – Beyond the Reformer
So you decided to open a Pilates studio and you signed the lease on a space. Obviously the first thing you will need is Pilates equipment, and you want to order that quickly in case any pieces take longer. Then you need to think about storage, reception area seating, dressing rooms, and your office. For…
Pilates Fusions Water Down the Workouts
Over the past decade the number of fitness fusion classes has skyrocketed. Just offhand I can name half a dozen: Piloxing, Piyoga, Yogilates, Walkilates, Poolates, and Exhale Spa’s Core Fusion. Now, in the best of all possible worlds (yes, I taught philosophy) any fusion workout should offer the best of both while still respecting the…
Pilates and the Wall Street Protestors
Last month hubby and I moved to NYC, to the Financial District/Lower Tribeca. On a daily basis I am confronted with riot police and protestors who do not really seem to know what they are protesting against. Many are students who all look clean, have iPhones and Blackberries, and are generally upset that unemployment is…
Real Pilates
Yesterday I went over to Real Pilates in Tribeca to first review my contract with friend and owner Alycea Ungaro and second, take a fabulous archival Pilates mat and spring work class from the beautiful and brilliant Shari Berkowitz. Regarding the first, you may start booking Pilates, Reiki, TRX with me at Real Pilates…
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Crucial reading for any Pilates or Fitness teacher working with osteoporosis or osteopenia (low bone density) patients! Learn more about osteoporosis, which exercises not to do, and which Pilates mat exercises are helpful to build and maintain bone density.
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If you teach Pilates or Fitness and teach Golfers you must buy this manual! Learn more about the game, swing faults, and golf-specific Pilates exercises.
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