If you’ve heard about all the great benefits of Pilates, maybe you’ve heard friends and even celebrities talk about how much it benefits them and wondered if it’s something you could do… you’ll want to watch this!
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Big Ball Pilates Mat with Kathryn
Wednesdays at 5:30 pm
June 7 – 28
Kathryn is back teaching for us this summer and she’s offering a small group Pilates Mat session that incorporates the Big Exercise Ball! This small group will incorporate the Big Exercise Ball into the Pilates Mat exercises for a fun twist on the traditional Pilates Mat exercises!
Why practice Pilates with the Big Ball?
- Fun – adding a big ball to your Pilates Mat workouts will make you smile we promise!
- Balance – The big ball challenges our body to improve its balance skills by adding instability to each exercise. You’ll love how the ball gives you feedback and helps you improve your balance skills!
- Strength – The Big Ball is an especially great prop for adding extra strengthening into your Pilates Mat practice. You’ll learn lots of great variations that help you improve your overall strength!
Sign up for Big Ball Small Group Pilates Mat Sessions by requesting a Thursday 5:30 pm Pilates Mat session (June 7-28th) in Mindbody or simply email us and we’ll schedule sessions for you. You can schedule a single session or attend all 4 sessions!
Do you ever wonder how time passes so quickly? I was chatting with a client last week and we were talking about how she had been practicing Pilates with me at the studio for over 14 years!!
It made me reflect on how cool it is that I have had the opportunity to be a part of so many of my clients journeys as they age. What an honor to get to see the habits and keys of what keeps people happy, healthy and moving through life well into their 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and beyond.
There are 2 lessons or key ideas that I have taken from my experiences that I try to incorporate into my own life always and I want to share them with you today.
- This one I like to call “keep moving consistently”! Clients who age well have made a point to consistently keep moving, no matter what. They have a consistent movement routine in their life and they have no plan of ever stopping! They have learned that movement is important and they make it a priority to keep moving! They keep moving even if they don’t really feel like it. They keep moving even when something is uncomfortable in their body (they simply adjust their movements for how their body is feeling and do what they can..) In case you are wondering…yes, many of them are practicing Pilates but they are also staying active in other ways in their life too.. Walking, biking, hiking, gardening, pickleball, golf and lots of other activities they enjoy!
- The second habit is simply a “positive mindset around movement”. These clients have learned to be grateful for what a movement practice does for them. They have figured out that dreading exercise is not helping them. They look for ways to move their body, they look forward to their exercise time and they often talk about how much they know that their movement practices improve their life! They are purposeful about how they think about their movement time!
Are you ready to work on your consistency and your movement mindset? We have just the thing…..it’s our 2023 Summer Challenge!
- When: June 1st – August 31
- The Challenge: Any combination of 30 sessions or virtual classes
- Why? Make a commitment to yourself to be consistent about your movement time and have fun doing it! (Plus there are prizes 😉)
- What do I win? A new Rivercity Pilates shirt
- How much does it cost? It is FREE!
- How do I join? Email Carey
What counts for sessions or virtual classes? You can count any in studio movement sessions you take and any Rivercity Pilates virtual classes that you take. This does include our FREE classes that are available on our Youtube channel. You can take a recorded class more than once and each time you take the class it counts as a session!
How do I track my sessions and classes?
If you are regularly coming in to the studio you can track your sessions and classes on our Summer Challenge Poster! You can also just download our tracker and keep track at home if you prefer!
Will there be bonus prizes?
Of course! Follow us on social media and read your emails from us this summer because we’ll be giving away fun prizes all summer long to summer Challenge Participants!
At the beginning of the year I was checking in with all of our Rivercity Pilates staff to see if they had any ideas about new offerings for 2023 and oh I wish you could have been a fly on the wall for some of the coversations I had!
I was reminded how grateful I am to have such an amazing, talented passionate group of teachers at RCP who want more than anything to share their insight and knowledge with others so they can help others live their best life.
A quick example of this was my conversation with Shannon. She said I would really love to offer small group strength training sessions if you think it would work?
Shannon, Rivercity Pilates Instructor
“The older I get the more I have realized the absolute necessity of regular strength training to my movement practice. I was looking at a statistic that said 50% of women over 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis! Many of those women end up not being able to go back to their normal life activities because of the injury!
I would love to be able to offer small group strength training simply using hand weights, bands, the magic circle and just body weight exercises.
I just want to help women realize that they can easily add in strength training to their life and it can make a big difference in how how they feel and function as they age!”
So needless to say…Shannon is going to be offering small group strength training twice a week starting in February!
These sessions will meet on Tuesdays at 6 pm and Saturdays at 10 am. Sessions will be priced the same as our small group Pilates Mat and small group Yoga sessions.
You can schedule any of these sessions in Mindbody under appointments or simply email us and we can schedule you!
We have a deal for you! Try a Small group Strength Session for FREE in February. To claim your free session email us before January 31 and let us know which day in February you want to attend a session and we’ll add a free Small Group Strength session to your account and schedule you for your free session!
Schedule a session here:
Our all levels small group sessions are a fun way to keep consistent in your Pilates practice! Here’s what to expect in each session:
- A fun, supportive environment to practice Pilates in!
- Sessions are limited to 5 people maximum for Mat groups and 4 people for equipment groups
- A knowledgable teacher guiding you to find the most effective way for you to practice each exercise in your body
- The chance to use a variety of props to enhance your practice
Here’s what you can expect in your body by practicing the Pilates exercises weekly: YES, just once a week will absolutely be enough to start feeling results in your body!
- Increased strength throughout your body
- Increased flexibility and mobility
- Better balance
- Better energy and decreased feelings of stress and anxiety!
Try this session for free in February by simply emailing us and letting us know which day you want to attend. We’ll schedule you for your session and put the free session on your Mindbody account.
Ever wonder what is the Pilates Reformer and why people are always raving about it?
The Pilates Reformer was designed by Joseph Pilates as an all in one piece of exercise equipment that could be used to train the entire body creating balanced strength and flexibility.
The magic of the reformer happens when you mindfully practice exercises on the equipment that are specifically designed to help you train your body.
The spring based Reformer gives the user the perfect amount of assist and resistance and allows the user to get more out of each exercise they practice. Since there are various spring tensions you can use for each exercise it is extremely important to have an experienced teacher who can adjust the spring tension for your body and teach you how to get the most out of each exercise!
Tuesdays at 6 pm Shannon teaches a small group session that focuses on practicing Pilates on the Reformer. Our small group sessions are always all levels. Our teachers are experts at teaching sessions that are appropriate for all levels (yes even brand new beginners who want to join).
If you are interested in trying out a weekly Reformer Session and Tuesdays at 6 pm work for you…contact us today! We are offering a special deal to the first two people who contact us. Purchase a 10 package of sessions and you’ll receive an 11th session for free ( $46 value!!)