We have a Winner!!

PIlates wins and Stress is bad for everyone! If you thought I was going to tell you who won the election - that answer is still undetermined and maybe for a while! This may be a source of great stress for you and that stress is not doing any of us any good. Maybe your concerns are Covid, schooling your kids, your business, finances, or illness … it’s all stress and it’s doing a number on our bodies. Our bodies are not meant to exist in constant stress. It actually impacts our immune systems and makes us more susceptible to illness.

Teacher Training Begins Again

One year ago I took the leap and offered teacher training for the first time. I was nervous. I had some self-doubt. Was I qualified? Could I offer my potential mentees the same fabulous experience I had?

5 Things

Hello! It’s been a while since I started this blog and we have some new folks here so I thought it might be good to share a bit more about me! Here are five things you may or may not know about me!

Unpopular Opinion!

Lucie BecusOctober 15, 2020Shine Pilates Studioyoga, pilates, opinion, respect, Shine pilates, chevy chase Pilates

Impact!

A few days ago I saw a post from a friend and former Pilates student in Nashville that she had graduated from Pilates Teacher Training! This made me so happy and I was really excited for her! I was her first Pilates teacher and I take a little pride in the fact she fell in love with Pilates under my guidance. I am sure she could have begun with someone else and maybe the result would be the same but … it feels really good to know you made an impact on someone else. It feels really good to see you shared what you love with someone else and they fell in love with it, too!

Break Ups Are Hard!

I am confident all of us have been a part of a break up at some point in our lives. Maybe it was that cute 5th grader who broke up with you to eat lunch with your friend instead. I bet that stung! Or maybe it was later in life and a more serious relationship or even a divorce. Either way -breakups are hard.

PIlates MusingsLucie BecusSeptember 29, 2020Shine Pilates Studioshine pilates studio, learning, breakup, reformer

Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Happy Life!

Times are weird, it can be hard to handle it all. We are all living in an environment we haven’t been before; it’s hard to know proper etiquette or where to find guidance in a world with many different information sources. Between the unpredicted nature of the pandemic, combined with the need to return back to a somewhat normalcy, it can be hard to find a balance that keeps you feeling sane and healthy. As I talked about in a previous blog post, finding a routine is something that can really help you find stable ground in times that have possibly been more stressful than normal. In addition to routine, regular exercise (especially Pilates!) is another great tool that can benefit your mind and body. I’m sure we’ve all felt it; we aren’t feeling our best but letting off steam through working out helps more than we initially realize!

The History of Pilates

The history of Pilates goes all the way back to the early 1900s when a man named Joseph Pilates worked with patients of the First World War who were unable to walk. He attached bed springs to the patient’s hospital beds to help support their limbs. Today, Joseph Pilates’ method is being taught to millions of people all over the world.

Contemplation

We have all been there … contemplating doing something new or trying something. We are interested but not quite ready to pull that trigger. Some of us hang out in the contemplation stage for a long time! Behavior Change Scientists study what it takes to get a person from contemplation to action. I often hear from new students that they have contemplated Pilates for quite a while before actually coming to the studio.

First Time's a Charm!

Coming into college, I hadn’t made my fitness a priority since I played grade school sports. Sure, I took PE in high school and went on runs (they usually turned into walks), but I never had a real workout regime that I followed. Since I’ve been more independent in Lexington, I’ve made a bigger effort to improve my fitness and overall strength. Visits to the gym slowly became more frequent and, over quarantine, I familiarized myself with different at-home workouts on YouTube, like many others. Part of the reason I applied to intern with Lucie was that I wanted something to encourage me to keep working towards my goal! I’m a bit of a stranger to workout classes in general, but I had never dabbled in Pilates at all before this semester.

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