How to keep yourself motivated in Pilates and get stronger as a result.

My goal with Quiet Bodies is to motivate and educate people, regardless of geographic and financial barriers. For the past year, I have been trying out different approaches to help people like you deepen their understanding of the Pilates method and, in turn, enjoy the full potential of the method in your body.

When I first started teaching, a big problem I had with Pilates was in order to DIG IN DEEP with the work you had to:

a) spend a ton of money on Private sessions

b) be super resourceful and use YouTube like a champ or

c) attend teacher training

Here we are in March Matness, and my mission with all of these tutorials is to help you understand Pilates a little deeper if you want. I realize it's not for everyone to nerd out on biomechanics and proper form, and that's okay. You are welcome all the same. But, if you take a moment or two with the tutorials, I believe the work we do together in our Live Classes and The Anonymous Pilates Club will be richer and more effective.

Even if I watch a ten-second clip of someone skiing before I ski, I do better—food for thought.

My approach to my practice is this: when I start to feel unmotivated, I flip open a textbook or notebook from my teacher training days, and I find one thing I have forgotten. I take that with me to the mat that week. It inspires me and holds my attention, and most of all, it helps me get stronger.

My advice to you is to come back to these tutorials every once in a while and choose one thing that jumps out at you. Take that thought, correction, whatever it is to the mat with you that week. See where it goes.

Tomorrow we will discuss Single Leg Kick and Double Leg Kick. These exercises mark a turning point in the workout. Things are getting more complicated, and you must perform multiple tasks at once. Definately a tutorial you don't want to miss!