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Posts tagged Pilates Method Alliance

Going Back to the Basics

I’ve been teaching Pilates for about 10 years now. Prior to that I taught spinning for about 12 years and other random fitness classes that needed a sub! That’s a long time to be in the ‘fitness industry’. By now I should know it all, right? Wrong.

Pilates Reformer, Pilates Continuing Ed.Lucie BecusDecember 27, 2018Shine PIlates Studiopilates training, pilates instructor, keep learning, shine pilates studio, Shine pilates, pilates workshop, back to basics, lexington pilates, lexington reformer class, lexington fitness, pilates lexington, Pilates Method Alliance

Pilates Instructors are Perfectionist!

If you have taken a Pilates class with a PMA Certified Instructor, you've probably noticed we are a nit-picky crew! Evenly press across all five metatarsals, keep that knee lined up over the hip bone, press down with your hands, exhale on the return, and so on! Why are we so darn picky in Pilates?

PIlates Musings, Pilates ReformerLucie BecusApril 17, 2018Shine Pilates StudioPMA Certified Pilates Instructor, Pilates Method Alliance, Certified Instructor, shine pilates studio, lexington pilates, perfectionist, form, reformer class, chevy chase pilates studio