Pilates Unlimited

We did it.
A private mat 1 and mat 2 adventure.
Time. Focus. Connection. Intention.
All the things I admire and respect in a dedicated student like .johnston •
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Shelley adding trunk rotation on the Exo Chair requires a ton of shoulder work. Wish I had gotten a video!! •
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Flashback Friday with a 2017 class with Erin, pre studio expansion. Look at this hug-a-tree in tower! Drop those shoulder blades into the mat as the hips lift and use the bottom of the feet.

That’s a wrap on a whole weekend of Reformer 1 training! Hard working bunch with even more learning to come. Photo credit:

A glimpse into Reformer 1 Pilates Teacher Training with at Pilates Unlimited. Working those bodies and brains!

Pilates for ALL Bodies! This has many examples of successful planks for each person. Every body will have different needs and limitations. So yes… all of these planks are good planks for these specific people! Thanks for coming to my TED Talk 😘

Sometimes the client needs a gentle load to understand the movement. We’re talking to the scapula here. Push into my hand for protraction force, which can then lead to rotational forces in the trunk! Start to teach that idea in other exercises, like SAW. Find this idea and much more on my ✨NEW✨ Pilates App: Pilates for All Bodies.

One more moment from the box and bar workout. Seated trunk rotation.

Bridging with alternate arm reaches can certainly help the same side glute, too!  You’ve got to try it.

Holding this pose *IS* the exercise! Just hold. Tension in the abs & arms. It’s just hard. Now we know where to work from for the rest of the workout.

Join me on line or in person for Mat 1 at Pilates Unlimited in Dallas, TX.
New schedule.
Have your Sunday off.

Thursday. Sept 12
3-8
Friday. Sept. 13
3-8
Saturday. Sept. 14
12-6

Bridge with the Push Through Bar, adding marching legs. Easy to teach, effectively challenging in a group setting. The bar promotes anchoring the scapula. Lifting 1 leg utilizes oblique and glute stability. •
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It’s time to register for Pilates Chair training at Pilates Unlimited in session August 16 & 17. https://www.pilates.com/class/pilates-chair-instructor-training-182441/

An easy-does-it hip extension exercise taught by Melanie in her Monday class. Yes, you will feel the quad, but can you focus on the glute moving the femur like a pendulum? •
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Anatomy wrapped up with in person and virtual study. Intelligent group of Pilates enthusiasts. Next Balanced Body training will be August 16-17 to learn how to teach the Pilates Chairs! Sign up online at Pilates.com under the education tab and hope to see you in a course soon.

A good hip and ankle hinge!!!!
Really good key connections, here, for the power needed to stand and squat. •
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Sometimes, just sometimes, moving the straps to a more proximal position might help the peeling of bottom off the mat.  Give it a try and tell us if it helped you or a client. •
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Standing work is so important. We should live more time standing than we do. And we must continue to train our balance control everyday. So don’t skip on standing exercises during your sessions! •
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Shelley had her group of ladies working leg strength and posture on the Exo Chair. Consistency for Pilates is huge, so just keep showing up like these clients do. •
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Oh what Pilates instructors will do. 😊 All with love.

A longtime client brought her grand son in to experience Pilates! Generational Pilates, passing down the love. •
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A look into Pilates equipment class. Kneeling mermaid on the Exo Chair. •
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What an amazing, prepared, talented set of learners in this Balanced Body Movement Principles course. •
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Upcoming POP UP MAT CLASSES at Pilates Unlimited!! Drop in, no need to sign up. $25