In this episode we dive head first into a thought-provoking article (compiled with the help of a range of AI tools) titled The Corruption of Contrology: How Egocentric Capitalism is Ripping the Heart Out of the Pilates Industry.

As the PAA, we know that this article may strike a chord with our listeners, as the article paints a stark picture of how commercial pressures are impacting the integrity of Joseph Pilates' original method, which he called "Contrology". 

The article this podcast episode is based on argues that the focus of Pilates has shifted from the profound principles of movement efficiency, longevity, and holistic well-being to a more profit-driven approach. 

One of the many points the article raises is "The Mass Production of 'Pilates' – Quantity Over Quality" and discusses how major fitness chains and boutique studios are churning out instructors through weekend certifications, leading to a market flooded with underqualified teachers who lack a true understanding of the system of the Pilates method. 

Should you be concerned? Rather we encourage you to be discerning! 

The article highlights that in the pursuit of market dominance, Pilates has been reduced to a " fast-food version of itself—cheap, mass-produced, and devoid of substance". This obsession with volume means that precision and individualised movement coaching are often sacrificed for the sake of packing more bodies into a room. The article also notes the burnout experienced by instructors trying to manage these overcrowded classes. 

Enjoy this episode - and we encourage you to voice your opinion on the PAA members forum from what you take from this episode.  

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Hello and welcome to this Presenter Introduction series of the Pilates Association Australia Podcast. I’m your host Bruce Hildebrand and I’m privileged to bring you this series in the lead-up to the biggest event on the Australian Pilates calendar — the 2025 PAA International Conference, taking place in Sydney this September.

From September 12th to the 14th the Pilates world will gather under one roof for three incredible days of connection, education, inspiration—and movement. And as always, it’s not just about the classes or the workshops—it’s about the people.

In this podcast series, we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible presenters who will be leading sessions at the at the conference from across Australia around the world. These are the voices and minds shaping the future of Pilates, and we want you to get to know them before you step into the room with them in September.

Across this series, you’ll hear from master teachers, innovators, educators, researchers, and movement pioneers. We’ll be sitting down with each of them to explore the themes they’ll be presenting, what’s lighting them up about the industry right now, and why they believe this year’s conference is going to be a turning point for the Pilates community in Australia.

Whether you’re a studio owner, a new graduate, a teacher trainer, a passionate practitioner, this series is your chance to meet the people behind the program—to understand the “why” behind their work, and to feel more connected to the experience that’s waiting for you this September.

So consider this your official invitation to step inside the stories and ideas that will be unfolding across the conference weekend. It’s more than just a teaser—it’s a warm-up for your mind, your practice, and your professional growth.

If you haven’t already registered for the conference, you’ll find all the details at pilates.org.au. And be sure to follow along as we release each new interview—we’ve got some incredible conversations! This is a moment come together to reconnect, to be inspired and to remember what makes Pilates such a powerful and enduring force Let’s get started with this episode's conversation. 

This episode introduces Kath Banks who will be presenting the workshop: "Centered to the Core: Enhancing Pelvic and Spinal Control".

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Hello and welcome to this Presenter Introduction series of the Pilates Association Australia Podcast. I’m your host Bruce Hildebrand and I’m privileged to bring you this series in the lead-up to the biggest event on the Australian Pilates calendar — the 2025 PAA International Conference, taking place in Sydney this September.

From September 12th to the 14th the Pilates world will gather under one roof for three incredible days of connection, education, inspiration—and movement. And as always, it’s not just about the classes or the workshops—it’s about the people.

In this podcast series, we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible presenters who will be leading sessions at the at the conference from across Australia around the world. These are the voices and minds shaping the future of Pilates, and we want you to get to know them before you step into the room with them in September.

Across this series, you’ll hear from master teachers, innovators, educators, researchers, and movement pioneers. We’ll be sitting down with each of them to explore the themes they’ll be presenting, what’s lighting them up about the industry right now, and why they believe this year’s conference is going to be a turning point for the Pilates community in Australia.

Whether you’re a studio owner, a new graduate, a teacher trainer, a passionate practitioner, this series is your chance to meet the people behind the program—to understand the “why” behind their work, and to feel more connected to the experience that’s waiting for you this September.

So consider this your official invitation to step inside the stories and ideas that will be unfolding across the conference weekend. It’s more than just a teaser—it’s a warm-up for your mind, your practice, and your professional growth.

If you haven’t already registered for the conference, you’ll find all the details at pilates.org.au. And be sure to follow along as we release each new interview—we’ve got some incredible conversations! This is a moment come together to reconnect, to be inspired and to remember what makes Pilates such a powerful and enduring force Let’s get started with this episode's conversation. 

This episode introduces Stephanie Sibel who will be presenting the workshop: "Thoracic Mobility Turbo-Charged".

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Hello and welcome to this Presenter Introduction series of the Pilates Association Australia Podcast. I’m your host Bruce Hildebrand and I’m privileged to bring you this series in the lead-up to the biggest event on the Australian Pilates calendar — the 2025 PAA International Conference, taking place in Sydney this September.

From September 12th to the 14th the Pilates world will gather under one roof for three incredible days of connection, education, inspiration—and movement. And as always, it’s not just about the classes or the workshops—it’s about the people.

In this podcast series, we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible presenters who will be leading sessions at the at the conference from across Australia around the world. These are the voices and minds shaping the future of Pilates, and we want you to get to know them before you step into the room with them in September.

Across this series, you’ll hear from master teachers, innovators, educators, researchers, and movement pioneers. We’ll be sitting down with each of them to explore the themes they’ll be presenting, what’s lighting them up about the industry right now, and why they believe this year’s conference is going to be a turning point for the Pilates community in Australia.

Whether you’re a studio owner, a new graduate, a teacher trainer, a passionate practitioner, this series is your chance to meet the people behind the program—to understand the “why” behind their work, and to feel more connected to the experience that’s waiting for you this September.

So consider this your official invitation to step inside the stories and ideas that will be unfolding across the conference weekend. It’s more than just a teaser—it’s a warm-up for your mind, your practice, and your professional growth.

If you haven’t already registered for the conference, you’ll find all the details at pilates.org.au. And be sure to follow along as we release each new interview—we’ve got some incredible conversations! This is a moment come together to reconnect, to be inspired and to remember what makes Pilates such a powerful and enduring force Let’s get started with this episode's conversation. 

This episode introduces Renae Stevens who will be presenting the workshop: "Taking flight on the Cadillac with Aerial Therapeutics".

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Hello and welcome to this Presenter Introduction series of the Pilates Association Australia Podcast. I’m your host Bruce Hildebrand and I’m privileged to bring you this series in the lead-up to the biggest event on the Australian Pilates calendar — the 2025 PAA International Conference, taking place in Sydney this September.

From September 12th to the 14th the Pilates world will gather under one roof for three incredible days of connection, education, inspiration—and movement. And as always, it’s not just about the classes or the workshops—it’s about the people.

In this podcast series, we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible presenters who will be leading sessions at the at the conference from across Australia around the world. These are the voices and minds shaping the future of Pilates, and we want you to get to know them before you step into the room with them in September.

Across this series, you’ll hear from master teachers, innovators, educators, researchers, and movement pioneers. We’ll be sitting down with each of them to explore the themes they’ll be presenting, what’s lighting them up about the industry right now, and why they believe this year’s conference is going to be a turning point for the Pilates community in Australia.

Whether you’re a studio owner, a new graduate, a teacher trainer, a passionate practitioner, this series is your chance to meet the people behind the program—to understand the “why” behind their work, and to feel more connected to the experience that’s waiting for you this September.

So consider this your official invitation to step inside the stories and ideas that will be unfolding across the conference weekend. It’s more than just a teaser—it’s a warm-up for your mind, your practice, and your professional growth.

If you haven’t already registered for the conference, you’ll find all the details at pilates.org.au. And be sure to follow along as we release each new interview—we’ve got some incredible conversations! This is a moment come together to reconnect, to be inspired and to remember what makes Pilates such a powerful and enduring force Let’s get started with this episode's conversation. 

This episode introduces Joanna Littlewood-Johnson who will be presenting the workshop: "Shoulder Strength & Stability: Mastering Overhead & Hanging Movements".

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Hello and welcome to this Presenter Introduction series of the Pilates Association Australia Podcast. I’m your host Bruce Hildebrand and I’m privileged to bring you this series in the lead-up to the biggest event on the Australian Pilates calendar — the 2025 PAA International Conference, taking place in Sydney this September.

From September 12th to the 14th the Pilates world will gather under one roof for three incredible days of connection, education, inspiration—and movement. And as always, it’s not just about the classes or the workshops—it’s about the people.

In this podcast series, we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible presenters who will be leading sessions at the at the conference from across Australia around the world. These are the voices and minds shaping the future of Pilates, and we want you to get to know them before you step into the room with them in September.

Across this series, you’ll hear from master teachers, innovators, educators, researchers, and movement pioneers. We’ll be sitting down with each of them to explore the themes they’ll be presenting, what’s lighting them up about the industry right now, and why they believe this year’s conference is going to be a turning point for the Pilates community in Australia.

Whether you’re a studio owner, a new graduate, a teacher trainer, a passionate practitioner, this series is your chance to meet the people behind the program—to understand the “why” behind their work, and to feel more connected to the experience that’s waiting for you this September.

So consider this your official invitation to step inside the stories and ideas that will be unfolding across the conference weekend. It’s more than just a teaser—it’s a warm-up for your mind, your practice, and your professional growth.

If you haven’t already registered for the conference, you’ll find all the details at pilates.org.au. And be sure to follow along as we release each new interview—we’ve got some incredible conversations! This is a moment come together to reconnect, to be inspired and to remember what makes Pilates such a powerful and enduring force Let’s get started with this episode's conversation. 

This episode introduces Katie Crane who will be presenting the workshop: "Pilates for Mental Health".

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Hello and welcome to this Presenter Introduction series of the Pilates Association Australia Podcast. I’m your host Bruce Hildebrand and I’m privileged to bring you this series in the lead-up to the biggest event on the Australian Pilates calendar — the 2025 PAA International Conference, taking place in Sydney this September.

From September 12th to the 14th the Pilates world will gather under one roof for three incredible days of connection, education, inspiration—and movement. And as always, it’s not just about the classes or the workshops—it’s about the people.

In this podcast series, we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible presenters who will be leading sessions at the at the conference from across Australia around the world. These are the voices and minds shaping the future of Pilates, and we want you to get to know them before you step into the room with them in September.

Across this series, you’ll hear from master teachers, innovators, educators, researchers, and movement pioneers. We’ll be sitting down with each of them to explore the themes they’ll be presenting, what’s lighting them up about the industry right now, and why they believe this year’s conference is going to be a turning point for the Pilates community in Australia.

Whether you’re a studio owner, a new graduate, a teacher trainer, a passionate practitioner, this series is your chance to meet the people behind the program—to understand the “why” behind their work, and to feel more connected to the experience that’s waiting for you this September.

So consider this your official invitation to step inside the stories and ideas that will be unfolding across the conference weekend. It’s more than just a teaser—it’s a warm-up for your mind, your practice, and your professional growth.

If you haven’t already registered for the conference, you’ll find all the details at pilates.org.au. And be sure to follow along as we release each new interview—we’ve got some incredible conversations! This is a moment come together to reconnect, to be inspired and to remember what makes Pilates such a powerful and enduring force Let’s get started with this episode's conversation. 

This episode introduces Carrie Guest who will be presenting the workshop: "An Oov and a Wunda Chair Walked Into a Bar...".

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Hello and welcome to this Presenter Introduction series of the Pilates Association Australia Podcast. I’m your host Bruce Hildebrand and I’m privileged to bring you this series in the lead-up to the biggest event on the Australian Pilates calendar — the 2025 PAA International Conference, taking place in Sydney this September.

From September 12th to the 14th the Pilates world will gather under one roof for three incredible days of connection, education, inspiration—and movement. And as always, it’s not just about the classes or the workshops—it’s about the people.

In this podcast series, we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible presenters who will be leading sessions at the at the conference from across Australia around the world. These are the voices and minds shaping the future of Pilates, and we want you to get to know them before you step into the room with them in September.

Across this series, you’ll hear from master teachers, innovators, educators, researchers, and movement pioneers. We’ll be sitting down with each of them to explore the themes they’ll be presenting, what’s lighting them up about the industry right now, and why they believe this year’s conference is going to be a turning point for the Pilates community in Australia.

Whether you’re a studio owner, a new graduate, a teacher trainer, a passionate practitioner, this series is your chance to meet the people behind the program—to understand the “why” behind their work, and to feel more connected to the experience that’s waiting for you this September.

So consider this your official invitation to step inside the stories and ideas that will be unfolding across the conference weekend. It’s more than just a teaser—it’s a warm-up for your mind, your practice, and your professional growth.

If you haven’t already registered for the conference, you’ll find all the details at pilates.org.au. And be sure to follow along as we release each new interview—we’ve got some incredible conversations! This is a moment come together to reconnect, to be inspired and to remember what makes Pilates such a powerful and enduring force Let’s get started with this episode's conversation. 

This episode introduces Catherine Giannitto who will be presenting the workshop: "Mobilise Your Pilates Sessions With the Spinefitter by SISSEL".

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Hello and welcome to this Presenter Introduction series of the Pilates Association Australia Podcast. I’m your host Bruce Hildebrand and I’m privileged to bring you this series in the lead-up to the biggest event on the Australian Pilates calendar — the 2025 PAA International Conference, taking place in Sydney this September.

From September 12th to the 14th the Pilates world will gather under one roof for three incredible days of connection, education, inspiration—and movement. And as always, it’s not just about the classes or the workshops—it’s about the people.

In this podcast series, we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible presenters who will be leading sessions at the at the conference from across Australia around the world. These are the voices and minds shaping the future of Pilates, and we want you to get to know them before you step into the room with them in September.

Across this series, you’ll hear from master teachers, innovators, educators, researchers, and movement pioneers. We’ll be sitting down with each of them to explore the themes they’ll be presenting, what’s lighting them up about the industry right now, and why they believe this year’s conference is going to be a turning point for the Pilates community in Australia.

Whether you’re a studio owner, a new graduate, a teacher trainer, a passionate practitioner, this series is your chance to meet the people behind the program—to understand the “why” behind their work, and to feel more connected to the experience that’s waiting for you this September.

So consider this your official invitation to step inside the stories and ideas that will be unfolding across the conference weekend. It’s more than just a teaser—it’s a warm-up for your mind, your practice, and your professional growth.

If you haven’t already registered for the conference, you’ll find all the details at pilates.org.au. And be sure to follow along as we release each new interview—we’ve got some incredible conversations! This is a moment come together to reconnect, to be inspired and to remember what makes Pilates such a powerful and enduring force Let’s get started with this episode's conversation. 

This episode introduces Karen Frischmann who will be presenting the workshops: “It's All About the Hundred”, “On the Road to Fancy: Progressions into Snake & Twist”, “Building Inversions”, "Teasers Around the Room”, "Knee Stretch Series & Progressions” and “Nuts & Bolts” 

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Hello and welcome to this Presenter Introduction series of the Pilates Association Australia Podcast. I’m your host Bruce Hildebrand and I’m privileged to bring you this series in the lead-up to the biggest event on the Australian Pilates calendar — the 2025 PAA International Conference, taking place in Sydney this September.

From September 12th to the 14th the Pilates world will gather under one roof for three incredible days of connection, education, inspiration—and movement. And as always, it’s not just about the classes or the workshops—it’s about the people.

In this podcast series, we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible presenters who will be leading sessions at the at the conference from across Australia around the world. These are the voices and minds shaping the future of Pilates, and we want you to get to know them before you step into the room with them in September.

Across this series, you’ll hear from master teachers, innovators, educators, researchers, and movement pioneers. We’ll be sitting down with each of them to explore the themes they’ll be presenting, what’s lighting them up about the industry right now, and why they believe this year’s conference is going to be a turning point for the Pilates community in Australia.

Whether you’re a studio owner, a new graduate, a teacher trainer, a passionate practitioner, this series is your chance to meet the people behind the program—to understand the “why” behind their work, and to feel more connected to the experience that’s waiting for you this September.

So consider this your official invitation to step inside the stories and ideas that will be unfolding across the conference weekend. It’s more than just a teaser—it’s a warm-up for your mind, your practice, and your professional growth.

If you haven’t already registered for the conference, you’ll find all the details at pilates.org.au. And be sure to follow along as we release each new interview—we’ve got some incredible conversations! This is a moment come together to reconnect, to be inspired and to remember what makes Pilates such a powerful and enduring force Let’s get started with this episode's conversation. 

This episode introduces Kim Paxton who will be presenting the workshop: “Attract and Retain Your Ideal Client“

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