Do you have low back or hip pain?

Whether you sprained an ankle, had rotator cuff surgery, or injured your low back….physical therapy often is just what is needed to help your body recover quickly and safely.  But what happens after your physical therapy sessions are done? Many times people find that an injury can be a wake up call to let us […]

What if you considered your exercise time practice of life movements?  I’m guessing that most people hear the word practice and relate it to athletes practicing their sport or musicians practicing playing music, but practice is relevant to everyone who moves.  Who doesn’t want to move better?  Who doesn’t want to be the 90 year old […]

If you are reading this, I’m going to assume that you are a snowbird, or you know someone who is.   Read things you didn’t know about snowbirds at this link!   In Iowa, you are a snowbird if you are one of those lucky people who has figured out out how to escape the cold, snowy […]

If you’re one of those people who hated doing situps all thru high school — do we have news for you!    In Pilates we don’t do situps per se – we do other exercises to strengthen our core muscles.   Try these exercises that you can do at home, with a small playground ball that […]

2021 is almost here and I have to tell you I love the beginning of a new year! I love to take time to reflect on my previous year and write goals and intentions for my upcoming year.  Last year I tried something new when writing out my goals.   I wrote goals that started like […]

If you have ever had foot pain you know how debilitating it can be and how it can affect your whole body. In this #Livebetter workshop we’ll talk about some basics of why the feet are so important in relationship to the rest of the body’s movements and in our daily life. You’ll walk away […]

Note from Carey: Prior to the 2020 pandemic, Rivercity Pilates clients raved about Len’s classes when he would spend a day as a guest instructor at our studio. When we started doing virtual classes during the Pandemic — I asked Len if he’d like to teach classes at Rivercity Pilates and was excited when he […]

What can Pilates do for me?  Can it get rid of my stomach, tighten my butt, slim my thighs? When you are in the movement, fitness, Pilates business these types of questions can always be expected.  So expected that I, like many teachers have some standard responses where I tell potential new students,  “of course […]