SharePilates

16/10/2026

When you practice Pilates as a method it’s easy to see how one exercise informs the next and then the next. What’s missing or difficult in one exercise will rear its ugly head again. So I wanted to go over some exercises you can practice at home to help you connect with and gain more movement of your ribs. We are all very good at moving our head on our spine and moving our lower back but we can stuck in between. If the curl up in the Hundred is your sticky point it’s going to make the Roll Up difficult which will make the Roll Over near impossible without momentum and possibly a sore neck.

Breathing - we all need to practice this whatever our fitness level.

Rotation and Side Bending using props for feedback.

I will also be posting some breathing exercises to my stories, so watch out for those.

07/10/2026

A little more on helping your Hundred at home as I focused 100% on the lift of the legs last week and the Hundred is about more than that……

Vid sped up a little so as not to bore you.

28/09/2026

Build your Mat Pilates. I’m going to cover some of the foundation Mat exercises for you to practice at home.

The obvious place to start was with the Hundred, pumping the arms, inhaling for 5 pumps and exhaling for 5 pumps x 10 sets, is the goal. Here are some modifications to try to build your Hundred because “Rome wasn’t built in a day”.

08/09/2026

The exercises you find the hardest are the ones you need the most. Annoying but true. I love practising slide 1 Long Spine, not so much slide 2 version. Cos I’ve got to put more work in, figure out how to manage my body far more and for me it’s just plain harder.

Any preferences on Long Spine out there?

07/09/2026

A little info about the Pilates Teacher Reformer and Mat classes. These are open to teachers from all schools, classical, contemporary and are aimed at people curious to find out more about classical Pilates, possibly thinking about bridging, just want a workout or to refine their technique and practice. If you’re joining online you can use your reformer, whether it’s Gratz, Balanced Body, Align, Peak, Legacy I have worked with them all.

The 4 Week Fundamentals course is perfect for anyone new to Pilates, looking to get back into it after a break or interested in finding out a little more about the studio apparatus such as the Cadillac, Chairs and Barrels as well as the Reformer and Mat.

Great to be back and feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

Links to book are in my bio.

31/08/2026

The Neck Stretcher, pure bliss for head, neck and shoulder tension. In fact you feel your entire body shifting and adjusting. Haven’t met a person yet who hasn’t loved it in the studio.

Legacy Pilates Apparatus

28/08/2026

26/08/2026

Pilates is a system. The apparatus supports you to find the full range of movement you have available and then challenges you with strength, stability and gravity.

03/06/2026

Parting words from my client yesterday morning. The way I see it, my job is to show you what your body is capable of when given the right information. To give you more confidence in your body, and inspire a love of movement, well Pilates, and then you’ll just want to keep moving.