The Pilates Goddess Blog
Why I Do Pilates
I realized today that I have been doing Pilates since 1986/7, which is a solid 30 years. Pilates feels like home to me. It is so familiar, but can be so different depending on whether I have a teacher and on how my body is doing.
But in the end I can boil my love affair with Pilates down to just a few words.
I do Pilates to maintain stability in my hypermobile joints, while maintaining healthy joint and spine mobility.
I do Pilates to maintain control over my body and how it feels and functions.
I do Pilates to continue breathing deeply as I move, and to continue to move with flow and ease.
And I do Pilates to stay strong, centered, and balanced both physically and mentally.
Basically, I want to be able to comfortably sit down and stand up from the floor, which is apparently the hallmark of how long I will live. I also want to be able to pick up heavy things and move them up, down, and around. I want to put my own bag in the overhead compartment! And I want to take the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator.
Additionally, I want to have some fun and do things that are hard but cool (semi circle and tendon stretch on the reformer, anyone?). I want to feel my spine move, but in a supported and safe way.
And, I would like to have all of this with no accompanying back, neck, or joint pain. Beautiful posture is lovely, as are toned abs and a nice tush, but not with pain.
I have had enough physical pain in my life. Broken bones, car accidents, boat accidents, surgeries, shingles 3x on my sciatic nerve, the crushed toe that wouldn't knit and had me in a boot for 5 months, the pelvic pain from endometriosis and the surgeries for that, have all given me a healthy respect for pain.
That's me doing tree with the boot on.
Why anyone would want to exercise in any way that would cause or increase pain is beyond me. The no pain thing, to me, is non-negotiable.
I am thrilled to be as functional and strong now as I was 30 years ago, if not even stronger.
If you are experiencing physical or emotional challenges in your exercise life, I highly recommend giving Pilates a try. It may the perfect solution for you!
Why do you do Pilates?
Strong Bones Pilates™ Program
A 4-week, Online, Guided Program
for women with chronic pain and osteoporosis
Building Bone & Muscle Strength for Women 50+
Why Strong Bones Pilates?
- SAFE WORKOUTS - Exercise can be scary when you have low bone density. In Strong Bones, your workouts are custom designed to be safe and effective.
- EASY ACCESS - Just show up to 1 private session + 2 classes each week for 4 weeks. Lynda will guide you through a personalized program of effective, osteoporosis-safe exercises to help strengthen your body, increase mobility, and decrease pain.
- QUALITY OF LIFE - Improve your strength, balance, mobility, and circulation for better quality of life.
- EFFECTIVE EQUIPMENT - Learn how to use the simple & effective Tye4® resistance device from The PhysicalMind Institute to help add non-impact resistance to your bones (order from Amazon). I'm wearing it in the photo.
- COMMUNITY - Be part of a community of women all focused on staying healthy and strong with less pain.
""When I received my osteoporosis diagnosis, I messaged my friend Lynda for some sessions to get the Classical Pilates modifications.
Lynda can see 20/20 through that webcam, and her osteoporosis-safe modifications are just as challenging as the original versions, if not more so.
She won't baby you, she won't push you too much, but she will help you get stronger and understand what to modify and why."
Sunni Almond
"Lynda is creative, attentive and will work you hard - every part of you!
Her program is not just professional and accommodating but warm, personal, and tailored to your needs.
Nothing is too much trouble and she constantly comes up with new ideas to sort out any physical problems.
Highly recommend it!"
Gwen Heath Mitrano
"As a Pilates professional, I focus on my client's issues every day, and not always my own.
When I was diagnosed with osteoporosis, I needed someone I trusted to lead me through safe exercise sessions for my own body.
I can't believe how much stronger I feel and how much better my balance is in just 4 weeks!
I highly recommend Strong Bones for any woman with osteoporosis."
Ellen Miller
Strong Bones Pilates™ Osteoporosis Program
$497
4-Week Online Program starts TBA
- 4 - Private Training Sessions - includes lifetime access to replays ($720 value)
- 8 - Group Workout Classes just for this group - includes lifetime access to replays ($160 value)
- 1 - month membership in Strong Bones On Demand Pilates Studio ($97 value)
- Private Community for Accountability, & Questions ($200 value)
