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We are too!  At Rivercity Pilates we want you to experience an enjoyable session or class and not be concerned about the germs maybe left over from the last person!  Besides our regular studio cleaning we have clients wipe down all the surfaces and props that they may have touched or used after their workout.  […]

What does a Pilates instructor do when her back hurts? I have to admit I have not ever had to deal with chronic back pain, but like many people I have an occasional day when my low back aches or hurts.  Many times it is after I have been driving in the car longer than […]

  Are you new to Pilates?  Ever wonder what is this thing called the Reformer? Part scientist, mechanical genius and anatomy and movement guru, Pilates creator Joseph Pilates created a movement system he called “Contrology,” accompanied by a variety of equipment he referred to as “Apparatus.” The Apparatus was designed to help accelerate the process […]

Today, as I finished another tally sheet for my teacher training log book, I realized that I have been on the road to becoming a Pilates instructor for just over a year. Wow, how the time has flown! Knowing that I have let other things in my life take priority over Pilates in the past […]

I’ve been teaching Pilates for 15 plus years and the whole journey has been filled with learning and growing (which is part of what I love so much about the profession).   People often ask me how I remain passionate about Pilates or if Pilates gets monotonous for me. I’ve taken endless hours of continuing […]

When it comes to an exercise program, have you ever said something like this (either to yourself or out loud)? I’m too out of shape to take that class. I can’t do the same thing that the super fit 20 year old is doing!! I’m too inflexible to try that. I have an injury or […]

If you’ve checked in to Pilates or Yoga studio prices you know they are not exactly cheap. $16 to $32 for a class might seem pretty ridiculous when you can get a monthly gym pass for $40 a month. I like to remind everyone though, like most things in life, you get what you pay […]

Little did I know, that a videotape that I picked up shopping at Target would change my life.  As a personal trainer, those workout videos that Target puts on the ends of the aisles, always attracted me, and one day I picked up a Gaiam Beginning / Intermediate Pilates Mat Work videotape with Ana Caban. My journey […]

Introducing Neural Reset Therapy® Neural Reset Therapy® (or NRT) is a painless, approach to getting rid of muscular pain and tightness, more quickly and effectively than anything you’ve ever experienced before! It is done over clothing and is more comfortable to the client than deep tissue techniques. This is Sara’s “go-to” technique and will be […]