Roll Up Series

The roll up is a great exercise for before pregnancy, during the first trimester, and after the diastis has closed. Learn how to do it here in my step by step guide.

My favorite Pilates video this year

Just kidding. But, pretty amazing!

What I'm thankful for in Pilates

Here are the top ten things in Pilates that I'm giving thanks for this year. What are you thankful for?

Pilates for Pregnancy iPhone App on Sale!

The amazing Pilates for Pregnancy iPhone app is on sale thru Monday. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to review the app along with Sarah Picot's other Pilates for Pregnancy products and interview Sarah herself. Sarah's system is far and away the best I have seen on the market, taking you all the way from pre-conception to post-natal recovery. Click here to read my reviews of all of her products, and here for a link to each of the available apps.

Note: while there isn't currently an app for the postnatal system, there is a DVD, and Sarah says the app is on the way. By the way, it is far and away the best postnatal video I have seen- it truly incorporates your baby in ways that none of the others do. Check out the review here, the exercises are also detailed in the Pilates for Pregnancy Book.

Sarah Picot's Pilates for Pregnancy System: Reviews

Wow. When I received the review copies of Pilates and Pregnancy: A Workbook for Before, During and After Pregnancy W/DVD Sarah Picot - PRENATAL PILATES (DVD MOVIE)and Post-natal Pilates I was blown away. After going through 2 pregnancies as a Pilates instructor, I've modified my heart out, both for myself and the deluge of pregnant clients who come to me because they know I have experience. I hadn't even scratched the surface. Some of the modifications made me slap my forehead and say "Why didn't I think of that?!?!" Others, like the kneeling single leg stretch, are a testiment to creater Sarah Picot's creativity and dedication to keeping the pregnant body moving in safe, healthy ways. The post-natal program is encouraging to me, it makes me feel like there is actually a possibility of me getting in a workout with my 12 week old my son is rather than having to wait for my husband to be able to watch him. Read more about all of the products and an interview with Sarah here.

The Great Pilates Debate

Hopefully most Pilates practicitioners don't know how much arguing goes on behind the scenes over what can be called Pilates and what can't. My lastest examiner.com post introduces the Pilates debate, and I'll continue to discuss it in detail in the next few days. Click here to read the full article on examiner, and here to read the summary of the trademark lawsuit that allows us all to practice today. We would not have pre or post natal Pilates had this lawsuit not opened up the use of the Pilates name.

Pilates Class Guide

Thinking about taking Pilates but not sure where to start? Check out the Pilates class guide! You can learn how to choose your class, and all about Mat, Reformer, Jumpboard, and Private Pilates classes.