If you've been with Pilates in Common for a while, you know we champion the view that the body is an interconnected, interdependent system. This isn't...

January is all about reconnecting with our feet, and this conversation wouldn't be complete without addressing the role of footwear.

If you're som...

If back pain brought you to Pilates, you’re not alone. One reason Pilates is so effective in helping people recover from back injuries is its empha...

Nature is full of trade-offs. Take the cheetah, for example. It’s the fastest land animal on Earth, capable of reaching speeds up to 70 miles per h...

A student came to one of our teachers with complaints of medial (inner) knee pain. For those of you who have been engaging with our foot health dis...

Raise your hand if you’ve ever stood all night at a concert or spent the day chasing your kids around Disneyland. Now, keep it raised if you woke up t...

You hear it all the time in Pilates – abdominals this, abdominals that. Maybe you were really into Abercrombie in the early 2000s, so you have some id...

Hello everyone, Destinie here!

As some of you may be aware, I spent September at home recovering from a surgery to repair my left hip labrum. Given h...

We know we’ll seldom find the Hundred on a student’s list of favorite Pilates exercises. Yet, this signature Pilates move is the ultimate teacher of h...

The human nervous system is a complex network of cells and fibers that govern our body's every movement, thought, and sensation. But have you ever won...

Stamina, or endurance, is fundamentally rooted in our body's ability to extract, transport, and utilize energy efficiently over extended periods of ph...

My dad was 49 years old when I was born. Growing up, people often confused him for my grandpa. It never bothered me. You just get used to instances li...