Category : pilates

 The Scoop (Really This Month) By Diane Adams-Strickland The Hundred with proper Scoop The Hundred without Scoop “In theory there is no difference between theory and practice – in…

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 The Up Stretch By Amanda Turner Happy New Year!    I often get my inspiration for these articles from students – asking questions, needing modifications, wanting progressions. I love…

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  The Roll Up By Amanda Turner Happy Holidays! I personally use the month of December as a time of reflection – thinking back on the year, all of…

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Putting Your Best Foot Forward By Diane Adams-Strickland I have participated in many kinds of exercise systems over the course of my 45 years on this planet. However, Pilates is the…

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 “Back” to the Beginning By Diane Adams-Strickland “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” -C.S. Lewis  …

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Side Kick Series By Amanda Turner We are at the beginning of holiday season and I wanted to review an exercise that gives you a lot of payoff for your…

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Transitions By Amanda Turner As some of us have returned to in-studio workouts, or have been practicing (and will continue to practice) Pilates at home, I thought this month…

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Rowing Series By Amanda Turner Comical photo of Clara & Joe Pilates and Kerry & Amanda! Photo on Left Photo Credit: Photographer Unknown Photo on Right Photo Credit: A…

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Stomach Massage Series By Amanda Turner Hi, Everyone! Happy August – the Summer seems to be flying by, I hope your spirits are high! This month I wanted to…

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Single Leg Circles By Amanda Turner With Summer in full swing and some of us still zooming, I thought it was the perfect time to dive into Single Leg…

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Shoulder Bridge By Amanda Turner Kerry doing Shoulder Bridge on the CadillacSummer is upon us, and you know what that means – another lower body focused exercise! Although I…

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Short Box Series By Amanda Turner  While we have previously examined Tree, since we’re all surviving the Coronavirus quarantine together, I thought it would be an excellent time to…

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By Amanda Turner Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and feel rested, rejuvenated, and ready to invigorate your Pilates work! This month, I wanted to take…

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By Kerry De Vivo  Today (December 9th) is Joe Pilates’ birthday. Though he passed away in 1967, his method of physical and mental conditioning lives on today. He created…

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By Amanda Turner Left: Amanda & Caraline, Excel Pilates Annapolis teachers, perfecting Tree Right: Scott, Excel Pilates Annapolis client since 2017, doing Tree on the Reformer  “Oh Christmas Tree,…

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