How Pilates Changed My Life by Judy Bloom

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What can I say? I love Pilates. I was always fairly active as a child, but never really dedicated myself to one sport or activity, aside from the usual kids things like riding my bike, walking, playing around the neighborhood. When I turned 12, I was diagnosed with scoliosis. I’d never heard of that before,
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Sciatica: A Short Description

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Dan Westerhold, MOMT, PT Sciatica is defined as pain radiating along the course the sciatic nerve, often in the butock and posterior aspect of the leg, to below the knee. Low back pain may or may not be present. The sciatic nerve is one of the largest peripheral nerves in the body, measuring 16 to
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Jay Grimes: The Pilates Teachers’ Teacher

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We spoke with Jay Grimes a couple weeks ago when we learned that he was coming to Pilates Seattle International to attend an open house and conduct a special teacher training workshop the weekend of October 5, 6, and 7. A contemporary of Romana Kryzanowska, Grimes was a student of Joseph Pilates and then taught
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How to Maximize Your Workout

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Certified Pilates Instructor Teresa Shupe offers some helpful tips for using that constant instructor feedback. Do you sometimes feel discouraged, like you are not improving? Like you instructor is always critiquing you? “Pull in your ribs, squeeze your bottom! Use that powerhouse! Unlock your knees, lift your back – but not your chin! Relax your
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