Check out the letter “S” in different fonts.
The "S" curve of your spine is as unique as each of these fonts. Yes, we'd like the...
A month dedicated to squatting would not be complete without mentioning the glutes - aka, YOUR BUTT. And can we really talk about butts without...
Ah, the knee joint - or, scientifically speaking, the tibiofemoral joint. What can we deduce from its name? "Tibio" alludes to the tibia, one of...
To quote the wise words of anthropologist Matt Cartmill from Boston University, "Evolution doesn't act to yield perfection, it acts to yield...
June is a special month for Pilates in Common because June is our birthday month – we are FIVE this year! To celebrate, we are hosting a...
We frequently use the word "feel" while teaching Pilates. Maybe you’ve heard common phrases such as "feel your back on the mat," "feel your...
Several classical Mat exercises, including rolling-like-a-ball, open-leg rocker, boomerang, seal, and crab involve rolling along the spine and are...
What makes one Pilates exercise an “advanced” exercise and another a “beginner” exercise? There are several factors:
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If you have an existing Pilates practice, you know that order counts. We learn to breath before we learn to curl before we learn to lift and bend...
Keep reading to learn about our new theme for May and a special Friday class–MELTⓇ into the weekend!
This May we celebrate the...
April has been our hands-focused month! So far we’ve learned that:
- You can stand on your hands like you stand on your feet
- There is a...
Did you know that over half the bones in our body live in the hands (and feet)? There are 27 bones in the human hand with 17,000 nerve endings that...
