Picture this: Your clients are right in the middle of footwork, dutifully pressing in and out, coordinating their breath, paying attention to their spinal position, and following all your other cues. All of a sudden, the next time they bring the carriage in, instead of a soft thump when the carriage hits home, there isRead More
There is nothing less glamorous than picking up your wooden roll-down bar, push-through bar, or gondola pole and feeling your palms stick to the surface. Yuck! Learn from my mistake: I once spent thirty minutes with some steel wool on a roll-down bar only to end with an ugly, bare piece of wood and aRead More
Cleaning your Pilates equipment is hugely important for the look of your studio, the feel of each exercise, and the safety of your clients. There are four different cleaning solutions I recommend for your equipment. I prefer using all of these in spray form with a microfiber cloth. Water Plain water from your tap isRead More
After years of footwork in parallel, your footbar padding will get worn down. This may look like you’ve got two indentations and if your feet are on the bar it’s very, very hard in just those two spots because you can feel the metal beneath your heels. (Note: When I talk about footbar padding I’mRead More
There’s nothing more frustrating than when you are working with a client on your Cadillac and the slider bars won’t adjust where you need them to be. You scurry around, trying to loosen things and find the best angle to apply force to move the bars into position, all while your client is watching youRead More
How your carriage rides on the rails is one of the most noticeable things about your Reformer and one of the most critical to getting the intended feeling of an exercise. Not only is the condition of the outer rubber wheel important, but the metal part that surrounds the axle bolt, as well. That metalRead More