What is Pilates good for? The short answer is ‘absolutely everything.’ Your Pilates exercises can assist and enhance all your varied endeavors. Simply put, Pilates helps you do life better. Pilates elevates the performance, skill, and stamina of any sport, activity, or pastime, including the pedestrian everyday movements of daily living. Whatever you’ve got to […] The post Benefits of Pilates – What Pilates Can Do for Your Body appeared first on Pilates Andrea ..read more

Hello Pilates friends! In February I was thrilled to be with you all in person again – for the first time since 2019! – at Balanced Body’s Pilates on Tour Monterey. I so enjoyed meeting you and sharing my love for the Cadillac and also the Order of the Pilates Mat Exercises. Extra Pilates points […] The post Pilates Crimes: Spine Stretch Forward appeared first on Pilates Andrea ..read more

Hello My Lovelies! Yesterday I visited all my Reformer exercises for the first time in over a week. Sure there were in-between workouts on the Cadillac and the Mat but it was definitely time to commune with my Reformer. It’s just the best thing really. I left my online class buzzy and high from new […] The post 2-way Stretch and the Compressive Apparatus appeared first on Pilates Andrea ..read more

Hello Pilates Project Fans! Today’s post is a sneak peek of my deep dive into all things Up Stretch. Check out previous posts you may have missed in this series on the Elephant, The Long Stretch, and The Down Stretch. The Up Stretch In the Long Stretch Series, the Up Stretch now puts the body […] The post Pilates Projects: Up Stretch on the Reformer appeared first on Pilates Andrea ..read more

I’m so fond of the Pilates Mat exercises. I’ve (obsessed) written about most of them over the past decade of writing my blog. They are the gifts from Joe Pilates that keep on giving. There’s room in my heart for even the nastiest ones that I struggle to achieve. I appreciate a challenge with beneficial […] The post The Best of the Mat 2023 appeared first on Pilates Andrea ..read more

Hello Friends, If you’re reading in real-time, we’re over halfway through March MATness 2023. While you visit your Pilates Mat exercises this month, I’ve got a couple of bells and whistles for your workout. You’ll recognize them from the Reformer and all around the studio. See what you think ? The High Bridge Years ago […] The post 2 Exercises To Skyrocket Your Pilates Mat Workout appeared first on Pilates Andrea ..read more

Welcome Pilates Lovers Everywhere! If you’re a new subscriber, thanks so much for joining my nerdy tribe. We’re an enthusiastic bunch. I’ll include a few deep dives into my archives for you that you won’t want to miss. They’re at the end of this post. Happy March MATness 2023 Have your Mat exercises gotten dusty […] The post The Magnificent 7: A Love Letter to the Pilates Method appeared first on Pilates Andrea ..read more

The Independent Workout In the modern Pilates culture, group classes are often tailored to the level of the student to ensure safety. The instructor leads all participants through the same series of exercises. Yet several reliable accounts of studio culture in Joe Pilates’ NYC studio tell a different story. Both Jay Grimes and John Steel, […] The post Your Pilates Investment: The Independent Workout appeared first on Pilates Andrea ..read more

News Flash: Pilates is Empowering. The Pilates System has a brilliant way of showcasing the fruits of diligent and repetitive practice. You get better. Better at even your most impossible exercises. More importantly, you feel better. And all this talk about “use your stomach” actually starts to happen. The Pilates System in Action photo courtesy […] The post How to Make a Basic Exercise NOT so Basic: Roll Like a Ball appeared first on Pilates Andrea ..read more

What has your Ladder Barrel done for you lately? If you’ve been reading for a while, or even if you just joined last week, you know of my deep love for the Pilates System. Last November I purchased a 2nd Ladder Barrel for my studio. Oh, I was super excited. I debated whether I needed […] The post Ladder Barrel Love: Short Box Edition appeared first on Pilates Andrea ..read more