Moving Conversations

New Moves with Nico Gonzalez

On Nico’s app, Pocket Pilates, he has created an endless variety of skill building sequences in the Pilates environment. Today we discuss his excellent framework for crea

New Moves- From Theory to Practice

In this episode, Brian and Nora talk about closed chain and open chain and how they impact muscle activation, joint stability and coordination. This conversation is an ex

New Moves!

Everyone sees creative and occasionally provocative exercises on social media. Before teaching the exercise, we ask ourselves the following questions: 1) What is the purp

Knee Replacements: A Practical Guide

Brian has worked with many clients pre and post knee replacement surgery and I wanted to hear what his approach is, when personal training and Pilates are most useful and

Helping Clients in Pain

Working with people in pain is challenging for both instructors and clients. Taking advice from new advances in the science of pain, Brian and Nora discuss ways to redire

Tendonitis - New Research and Training Techniques

Join us today as we discuss new research on an effective program for healing tendinitis.  Whether you’re dealing with tendinitis in the ankle, knee, shoulder, elbow or ot

Are You Sitting Down?

In this episode we explore sitting, sleeping, working and driving to uncover common sources of discomfort in clients’ daily activities. When a client spends most of their

Anatomy in Motion

This is essentially a love letter to how anatomy and kinesiology form the foundation of our movement practice and philosophy. Understanding the body in motion makes probl

Balancing the Body

Working with clients we often discover imbalances such as differences in strength and mobility between the sides, discoordinated movement patterns or misalignments. Creat

Recovery- Returning to Life

Regaining the ability to do everything one wants to do in life is the ultimate goal of recovery. Helping clients return to their activities with confidence requires guida

Recovery: From the Beginning

When and how do you start exercising after an injury or a surgery? Physical therapists and surgeons may provide guidelines but as movement professionals, we still have to

How Reliable is Dr. AI ?

More and more clients are coming into the studio with information they have found using AI and internet searches. Sometimes the information is accurate and sometimes it’s

What Kind of Influencer Are You?

What does it mean to influence someone? Whether you know it or not, if you work with people and help them grow, you are an influencer. Working with clients in your studio

Pilates Evolution with Troy McCarty

Following up on our Educator or Influencer conversation, Troy McCarty joins us to discuss his Pilates history and the evolution of his teaching over the last 40 years. St

Preparing for Hip Replacement Surgery

Preparing a client for hip replacement surgery can have a major influence on how well they recover. In this episode we discuss key principles to focus on for clients who

Hip Replacement Followup

Following up on our in-depth conversation with Beth Kaplanek in the last episode, Nora and Brian provide more detail on the different kinds of hip replacements and what i

Pilates and Hip Replacements with Beth Kaplanek

Hip and knee replacements have been called “the surgery of the century” due to how frequently they are performed. As movement professionals, understanding what happens in

GLP1 and Exercise Update!

As more and more people are taking GLP1’s such as Ozempic for weight loss, information on the benefits and downsides is changing at a rapid rate. Today Nora and Brian dis

Menopause Managed with Dr. Diedra Manns DPT

With 30+ years of clinical practice as a DPT, Pilates instructor and educator, Dr. Manns current project is assisting women through menopause with a whole person approach

Influencer or Educator?

Working with instructors and clients around the world, we see how influencers have changed the fitness landscape. From new teachers who want to be international presenter