Oct 12, 2026 | Pilates, Prevention
Is Pilates Strength Training? Muscle Fibers, Progressive Loading and Healthy Aging Pilates can build strength. Whether your practice provides enough challenge depends on the exercises, how they progress and what you want your body to be able to do. By Shannon Smith,...
Sep 28, 2026 | Pilates, Prevention
Strains, Pulls and Pops: How to Keep Moving When Something Hurts I pulled a hamstring in a yoga class. It was one of the experiences that brought me back to Pilates. We stretch in Pilates, too, but I appreciated learning to work within my available range rather than...
Sep 24, 2026 | Create a Plan
How to build strength, motivation and momentum at a pace you can sustain Progress can be easy to mistake for intensity. We set a big goal, push hard for a few days, and feel accomplished—until our energy runs out. Then we pull back, wonder why we cannot keep up, and...
Sep 12, 2026 | Pilates, Prevention
What If the Goal Isn’t to Look Younger—but to Live Stronger? GLP-1 medications are changing how people lose weight—and how the wellness industry talks about health. For many people living with obesity or diabetes, these medications can be effective clinical tools....
Sep 9, 2026 | Create a Plan, Life
I Stopped Being Afraid of Failure When I Stopped Making Failure So Big I’ve experienced a lot of what other people might perceive as failure. I’ve made big investments in ideas that didn’t work out the way I expected. I committed time, money, energy and, perhaps most...
Jul 20, 2026 | Pilates, Prevention
Understanding Your Bone Density Results: Why the Numbers Are Only Part of the Story One of the most common questions I receive from Pilates students is: “What do my bone density results actually mean?” It’s an important question because a bone...
