Anyone care to share their timeline post surgery and back to their Pilates practice? I’ve been doing Pilates about 5 years now and I also lift weights. I’m having a reduction right around holiday time or the new year (with liposuction around armpits and side breast area) and am curious if it will require the full 6 weeks as recommended by my surgeon?
This. I’ve been a passionate Pilates students for over 5 years. I’ve spent thousands of dollars on memberships at classical and contemporary studios, built a Pilates studio at my house, and have logged over 200 private instruction sessions. I just LOVE Pilates. Lately I’ve wondered if teaching would be inspiring and help my passion grow. My biggest fear: teaching will lead to burn out or I’ll start to feel like I turned my passion into something unmanageable as an instructor. I have taught as a college educator in my history and have always loved to teach in general. Any guidance here?
We recently had a guy and his team (3 total people) weed and clean up front of our house. It’s a decent sized area. Cost $1220 with tip! It WAS a team of 3. But he charges $175 hour and I can’t afford this amount for maintenance. I feel like I got taken advantage of honestly. So recommendations would be appreciated.
I went to Michael’s today to check the new Halloween decor. I have a black cat theme happening and they have some really cute items. But….I picked up the wall art to check the price—$50!!? For a 5”x8” black cat wooded wall art piece?! Have they lost their minds? Even with coupons it’s still way over priced.
This likely isn’t the usual ‘I’m leaving Club Pilates’ post. I feel accomplished to be able to say it’s time to go. Why? I’ve grown SO much I’ve moved on to studios that allow the full range of Pilates movements outside of CP. This is a testament to how well CP prepared me to progress on to advanced movements beyond level 2 (at the Clubs in my area there are no 2.5 levels). So I made the tough decision to leave CP and find smaller studios where I can continue to grow.
It’s been an amazing ride! Over 500 classes and now doing aerial work and inversions feels amazing. If you love Pilates like I do, keep going and find the challenges that help your body (& mind) thrive. And it’s okay to outgrow something you love to find the NEXT thing you’ll love.
Do you have instructors that avoid teaching teaser? I actually enjoy this movement, but so many of the 1.5 and 2.0 flow classes don’t teach it at my studio. Is this just a ‘my studio’ thing? And instructors almost never teach it on long box, supine, with hands in long loops. Why is that?
Trying to get a clear (honest) take on what downsizing my CP membership would be like. I take classes at a few places and am finding I’ve sort of outgrown CP in many ways. Is it hard to get into classes you like with the 8-pack? The instructor’s I enjoy taking class from have consistently booked classes and they’re often full weeks in advance.
Can some of you share what you consider red flags from an instructor that’s new to you (they may not be brand new in teaching all together, but are new to your practice)? I recently took a class from a new to me teacher and she didn’t ask anyone about injuries, didn’t introduce herself and had us start the class with baby swans on the chair (not foot work). She also didn’t correct anyone’s form and the woman next to me was flailing visibly and almost fell off her reformer while doing an arabesque movement.
Hi—does anyone have a recommendation for a Portland eyewear store that has a great selection of frames for reasonable prices? Not Warby Parker lol. Thanks!