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Client Screening and Tracking Workshop w/ Len Palombi

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Attention Pilates Instructors!!
Client Screening and Tracking Workshop w/ Len Palombi
April 29        12 to 4 p.m. 

$79 Early Bird Pricing before Apr1l 1st!


What do we do with a new client? How do we develop a program to meet their needs? How do we know if our program is working? In this workshop we will learn how to gather key information about a client. We will learn how to use that information to design a safe and effective program and we will learn how to use specific tools to track their progress and measure improvement.
Sign up online under Workshops, or let us know by email or at the front desk.


Guest Instructor Len Palombi will be teaching a  Restorative Pilates Mat Class on Saturday, April 29th at 9 am and he will be available for private sessions April 28th, 29th and 30th!   Contact Carey if you’d like to schedule a session!  

 Exploring the Advanced Pilates Mat Sequence  Workshop

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Saturday, March 11      11 am to 1 pm
$25

img_7057Are you curious about the Saturday morning Return to Life Mat class?  Maybe you just want to fine tune some of the Pilates Mat exercises and explore different variations in your body? This workshop is for you!

Join Carey on Saturday, March 11 for a special workshop exploring the full advanced mat Pilates sequence that Joseph Pilates created! 

We’ll talk about the details of each exercise, we’ll go over lots of different variations of the exercises for different bodies and you’ll have time to try out a variation that is perfect for where ever you are in your Pilates practice!

Sign up online: Click here!
or call 319-665-2499

Tips to help you with your Cadillac Roll Down!


The Roll Down on the Cadillac is a great exercise for gaining more mobility in the spine as well as strengthening the core and shoulder stabilizers.

This video will highlight the basics of the exercise including how to set up and breathing. It will also give you some fine-tuning tips so that you can get more out of each exercise.

If you liked our tips, be sure to click like above and share the Pilates wisdom with your friends!

 

Fabulous Pilates Mat Mini Workout

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Here’s a mini mat workout you can do at home. When it comes to creating a Pilates habit, one of the most important things is to just do it. We know that with your busy schedules it’s not always easy to get in for a full class.

When working out at home try to work on your flow and transition from one exercise directly into the next. This mini workout will take you less than 10 minutes – so there’s no excuses to not sneak it in :).

We’ve also listed the exercises and traditional repetitions for you below. If you consistently do this workout you will start to know the movements in your body and not even need the video!

Hundreds– 10 breaths or 100 pumps of the arms

Roll up – 5 to 8 reps

Single Leg Circles – 5 in each direction

Rolling Like a Ball – 5 to 8 reps

Stomach Series:

Single Leg Stretch– 5 each leg

Double Leg Stretch – 5 each

Scissors – 5 each

Double Leg Lower Lift – 5 each

Elbow to Knee – 5 each side

Spine Stretch – 5-8  reps

Try it out and let us know what you think!   If you like it- be sure to click like and share it with your friends so they can try it too!

Will Pilates help me gain flexibility?

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“True flexibility can be achieved only when all muscles are uniformly developed.” – Joseph Pilates

The Pilates Method focuses on balancing out your muscles around each joint in the body (we refer to it as uniform development). By creating balance we naturally become more flexible, stronger, and our bodies move with ease, just like when we were kids. It is truly a combination of stretching and strengthening various muscle groups that allows the body to create this balance.

Pilates instructors are trained to look at individual bodies and movements and fine tune each individual’s movements to create balance in each body. If you have ever wondered why there are so many variations and modifications to Pilates exercises – this is why! Every body is unique and its needs change from day to day.

As instructors it’s our job to help clients tune in to their bodies and learn how to adjust their movements in Pilates, fitness, and life.

Learn more about the Pilates Method of exercise by exploring our website!

Valentine Pilates: Serena & Steve

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This is the fourth post in our Valentine series about couples who practice Pilates together at Rivercity Pilates.  On Friday evening, February 17 at 6:30pm – our monthly “Life Inspired Get Together” will be free Pilates and Yoga session for couples!

A Dialogue on Couples’ Pilates
SS = Serena; SB = Steve

SS: I’m so glad that we are now doing Pilates together. What led you to join me?
SB: I saw how much good it was doing for you, and appreciated the focus on the core. I needed that.

SS: I hope you don’t mind how competitive I am.
SB: You’re not competitive at Pilates, just at other things!

SS: Of course, I can’t compete with your strength, but I’m very pleased that the two of us can do the same exercises and benefit, even though I’m ten years older than you are.
SB: You help me to attend the sessions regularly.

image12SS: Do you agree that Carey is really good at working around whatever special challenges each of might have on a day, such as my impaired hip movement, or whatever.
SB: Or my sore back.

SS: My favorite exercises are scooting along on the reformer, bouncing on the big ball, and improving my sense of balance.
SB: Mine is the Cadillac.

SS: I love how we both feel so good afterwards, and can share these feelings together.
SB: Ditto.

SS: Three words to describe a session? Loving, exercising together.
SB: Working, improving, challenging.