The Pilates method of exercise is based on learning specific principles of breath, control, precision, flowing movement, centering, and concentration.   Learning the method is truly a process that is continually challenging you to connect to your body so you can learn to breathe more efficiently, move from your center, and create uniform development or balance […]

Do you have chronic neck pain, limited range of movement in your neck, fused cervical vertebrae or other neck issues? The Pilates Method of exercise may be the perfect form of exercise for you. Often times people with neck problems give up exercise all together because popular exercises can exaggerate their pain and leave them […]

Welcome back to our Pilates and pregnancy blog! This week the baby is around 3.1 pounds and 17 inches long. He is about the length of a butternut squash. For the past several weeks I have written about the workouts Carey teaches me. This week, we wanted to take it a step further and show […]

Welcome back to our Pilates and pregnancy blog! This week the baby is around 2.9 pounds and 17 inches long. He is about the length of a small cabbage. We’ve officially begun the third trimester, which means that I saw our nurse practitioner this week. I’m happy to report that I passed my glucose test, […]

Pilates instructors are very passionate people who LOVE what they do and they love the people they work with.  In honor of Valentine’s Day,  this letter was written to show you how much we care! Dear Devoted Pilates Client, 1.  You are amazing!  I am amazed and inspired daily by your devotion to your Pilates […]

When did you start Pilates and what inspired you to start?  I started at Rivercity Pilates in January, 2012. My first introductory session with Carey reminded me how much I liked and missed doing Pilates and the emphasis on developing strong core muscles and flexibility. Carey was very encouraging and the studio was well equipped […]

Welcome back to our Pilates and Pregnancy blog. This week the baby is around 2.5 pounds and 16 inches long! He’s about the length of a head of cauliflower. It’s my last official week in the second trimester and so I’m trying to soak up as much movement and energy as I can! Carey and I […]

The Pilates exercise called Rolling Like a Ball is one of the first rolling exercises you will learn when practicing Pilates.  Joseph Pilates was very big on the act of rolling and unrolling your spine.  Besides creating and maintaining a flexible spine, Joe believed that the rolling coordinated with the breath, helped you cleanse the […]

Welcome back to our Pilates and Pregnancy blog. This week the baby is around 2.2 pounds and 15 inches long! Instead of measuring from crown to rump (which they do at the beginning because baby is all curled up), they now measure from head to heel. For those of you who like to visualize, he’s […]