What do flamingo, arms in straps and knee pulls have in common?

They look different. They feel different.

They’re secretly doing the exact same thing.

A Pilates cue goes off the rails and exposes everything we get wrong about “perfect form.” Expect heresy, biomechanics, and a very small grape that ruins neutral forever.

How much Pilates do you need to do to get stronger?

Probably less than you think!

Resources:

• Strength training reduces injury risk substantially here and here and here
• Resistance training itself is a very safe activity here and here
• Foot pronation increases risk of shin splints here, but has no effect on overall injury risk here and there is minimal evidence that any biomechanical variable predicts running injuries here
• Knee valgus does not predict future ACL injury here

What to look for when coaching your team - or critiquing your own classes.

The humble lunge - there's a LOT more there than meets the eye. We go there - biomechanics, cueing, how to layer it and why most instructors don't get the full value from it.

In this episode Patricia Robinson from Pilates Vita, London, breaks down how she built a boutique, premium-priced Pilates studio serving VIP clients in Kensington.

Find Patricia here:

• https://www.pilatesvita.com/

The story of how Ana Maria Borrero went from from €17/hr employee to nearly €10k/month in revenue with 6 reformers, 20 classes, and a waitlist in a small Dutch town.

Find Ana here:

• https://movewithana.nl/
• https://www.instagram.com/movewithanapilates/

Many studio owners have a love/hate relationship with Classpass - Sari and I have an honest conversation about the pros and cons, and why (and how) her studios are leaving Classpass.

There IS a right thing to cue in each exercise in Pilates. Here's how to know what it is.

Bonus - There is no consistent pattern of muscle activation in the prone hip extension test. Except that gluteus maximus is consistently the last muscle to activate - here