Welcome to the Surprise Pilates Blog! Together we will explore topics related to Pilates, Life, and all things Health, and Wellness. Subscribe to our blog so you will receive new posts emailed directly to you. Feel free to pass this along to friends and family or suggest a topic you would like to see featured here. Thanks so much for reading.
These days if you think about the word “open’ it is usually referring to whether a business is open due to Covid. Most of us have experienced quite a bit of change due to the pandemic. Unfortunately, we may have become more ‘closed’ as a result, too. Today, however, I want to talk about being more open.
Read MoreOne of the best parts of my career and my studio is the ability I have and Shine Pilates has to help students who may not have been served well in other places. What do I mean by that? We see students with injuries from other athletic endeavors. We see students with different body circumstances such as diastasis recti or scolilois. We see students who haven’t worked out in a long time or maybe ever! Regardless of how you come to Shine Pilates - we are committed to helping you Shine!
Read MoreAs a Pilates teacher and studio owner, I am asked often, “So what is Pilates?” I’ve always struggled to come up with one succinct sentence to answer that question! Pilate is so much … how do I put that in one short sentence.
Read MoreI say this often to clients … when life gets in the way and busy our workouts are just as important. We need our Pilates sessions to help destress or unwind tight tense muscles. I often find I am so much more productive when I take that hour to myself. I can only go so much before I need some time to reset, focus on myself and move! This week - I really needed to take my own advice!
Read MoreI was texting with a friend this morning and catching up on her life and mine. She informed me a couple she is good friends with - husband and wife both 53 years old - have been moved into hospice as they are battling different terminal cancers. That is not that much older than me and truly heartbreaking. She said, “I’ve learned something from this experience of helping my friends at the end of their lives - don’t sweat the small stuff.” Some times we need these reminders to really take stock of what is important and what is not.
Read MoreIn one day I’ll be taking ownership at Pure Physique PilateZ in Surprise, AZ. The space is beautiful, the equipment is fabulous and from what I’ve seen so far the clients are my kind of people, too. I hit if off with the former owner right away and it’s been a pleasure going through this process with her. I have so much respect for what she has created - I know how much work goes into building and running a studio! As this hand off approaches - I am feeling all the things.
Read MoreToday was my last day of teaching at the Studio I created a little over three years ago. It’s crazy how time flies! I remember being so nervous about signing a three year lease and yet it went by so quickly. Even with a pandemic Shine Pilates grew and thrived and made me proud!
Read More2020 was a year to take stock and assess, With the weirdness of having my studio closed for two and half months and then slowly regrowing to now booming again, it’s been a year to really reassess for me and maybe for you, too!
I’ve realized many things during the past year. I reaffirmed my love of teaching Pilates when the studio was closed.
Read MoreIt’s no secret most New Year’s Resolutions are failures. Why is this? We start the new year with lots of new energy and hopes and desires for change. There are lots of programs and articles and support to be found … so why do we still fail?
The answer is simple. We are making our resolutions wrong. A simple shift in how we approach resolutions could be the difference in success or failure.
Read MoreLately, there is much talk about essential business and non-essential business. Depending on your Governor, the answers may vary! I’m here to make the case that Pilates is ESSENTIAL Business. Allow me to explain.
This week I saw three clients in particular whose lives have been changed by Pilates.
Read More
