Pilates Elephants

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Tension is the primary stimulus for muscle strengthening here
• Tension without activation still causes muscles to increase in strength and size here and here
• Long-lasting stretching causes muscles to grow here
• When you activate your muscles for low load tasks, you only actiavte a small percentage of the fibers here
• To stimulate ANY strengthening you need to get within about 8-10 reps of failure, and to maximize strength and muscle size you need to get within 2-3 reps of failure here
• Original post that got me riled up and inspired this episode is here
• My response on IG is here

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I used to think teaching beginners was the least skilled job in the Pilates studio - now I think the opposite - I think the most skilled teachers should teach beginners.

In this episode, Naike shares her strategies for helping people take the leap into Pilates, welcoming them to the community, and supporting them to develop a long-term exercise habit they love.

Resources mentioned in the episode

• Connect with Naike Mouromtsev on IG here
• Find Kefi Studio Pilates here

Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbender

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• Pilates Certification
• Visualized Anatomy

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What it is, how to get it and how to project it even if you don’t feel it.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Connect with Natalie Wilson on Instagram

Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbender

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• Pilates Certification
• Visualized Anatomy

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Tori owns Bayside Pilates in Corpus Christie, TX. Over the last 2 years she’s built the business from essentially a job, to a thriving business employing 9 people, changing client’s lives and making great money. This is how she did it, and what she learned along the way.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Find out about our Studio Owner Mastermind here
• Find Tori Froemke and Bayside Pilates here

Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbender

Download a free course guide:

• Pilates Certification
• Visualized Anatomy

Become a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program info

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Connect with Natalie Wilson on Instagram

Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbender

Download a free course guide:

• Pilates Certification
• Visualized Anatomy

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Reese has a fledgeling business in Texas. This episode is a live coaching call where we talk through Reese’s goals and formulate a pricing strategy.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Find out about tour Studio Owner Mastermind here
• Find Reese Leffingwell on Instagram: @itssreeseeee & @pura_pilates, TikTok: @purapilates, YouTube: @PuraPilates and online here: purapilatestx.com

Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbender

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• Pilates Certification
• Visualized Anatomy

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To what extent do we need to entertain our clients? We discuss a nuanced perspective, maybe it’s a bit of both.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Connect with Natalie Wilson on Instagram

Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbender

Download a free course guide:

• Pilates Certification
• Visualized Anatomy

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Dore retrained from international flight attendant to Pilates instructor at 62. We discuss teaching Pilates to cabin crew and Pilots in Ghana, navigating study alongside an irregular work schedule, and the illusion that other people are more perfect at Pilates than they really are.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Connect with Dore Hewitt-Brown on Instagram and Facebook

Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbender

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• Pilates Certification
• Visualized Anatomy

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Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Hypermobile people have poorer digestive motility and more digestive problems here
• Hypermobile people have lower blood pressure and faint more often here
• Hypermobile people have much higher rates of anxiety, panic disorder and agoraphobia here
• Hypermobility is characterized by generalized increased pain sensitivity here
• Pain in hypermobility is likely caused by central nervous system sensitization here
• Maybe that’s why excessive focus on body sensations contributes to pain and disability in hypermobile people here
• Exercise is safe and feasible for people with hypermobility here
• No evidence that any specific kind of exercise is better here and here
• Generalized exercise works just as well as targeted exercise here
• Heavy strength training appears to be safe and beneficial here
• Exercise into the hypermobile range and exercise in neutral are equally beneficial here
• Connect with Natalie Wilson on Instagram

Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbender

Download a free course guide:

• Pilates Certification
• Visualized Anatomy

Become a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program info