Practice What You Teach: Pilates on the Water
What could be better than beautiful summer weather, getting out in nature and movement? Twice this week I got to go play at the lake and do some stand up paddle boarding! The paddle boards are a fun way to cruise around the lake, but also stable enough you can pretty much do the entire Pilates Mat sequence on them! The added instability is great for fine tuning your form and having to use your center to balance! During our monthly Life Inspired gathering this week we played around doing both Pilates and Yoga on the boards and it was a blast! Here’s a few pictures from the evening!
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| Balance, balance, balance… |
Saw with our paddle as a group |
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| Check out Dick’s great plank (only 9 weeks after shoulder replacement surgery!!) |
Right before I fell in as Julie was guiding me through a yoga pose |
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| Nancy was doing Pilates and Yoga in the canoe!! | Rolling Like a Ball!! My favorite! |
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| Roll Ups with a beautiful view of the sky! |
Mountain Pose is a lot more work on a paddle board! |
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