Pilates COREterly : Spring 2009

1// From the Studio : Encouraging Your Clients to Continue Working at Home   »
2// Programming Forum : Sensory Props for Older Clients   »
3// Pilates Marketeer : Being Successful in a Competitive Market   »
4// Rehab Corner : Subgrouping Patients with Low Back Pain   »
5// Club Scene : Where are all the Men?   »
6// Equipment & Maintenance : Top Ten Reformer Usage Questions   »
7// What’s New at Balanced Body® : EXO® Split Pedal, Podcasts, Lifestyle Stories & more!   »
8// Balanced Body® on the Road : Join Us on the Road this Spring   »


1// From the Studio
Encouraging Your Clients to Continue Working at Home…
- By Jill Harris
Encouraging your clients to continue working at home on exercises that are similar to what you’ve just done with them in their session, can help them achieve greater results… Read More »


2// Programming Forum
Sensory Props for Older Clients
- By Kimberly Dye, MS, ADTR
Sensory props, such as bands and balls, can be valuable to the Pilates mat instructor in teaching older clients whose bodies are beginning to show signs of age, such as slower muscle and skeletal response to new activity… Read More »


3// Pilates Marketeer
Being Successful in a Competitive Market
- By Lora Anderson and Nichole Martinez-Barreto
Marketing has enabled us bring in new clients, and staying active in the community has both helped retain our current clients, and kept our name fresh in people’s minds. Here are some examples of what you can do to keep your studio strong and healthy… Read More »


4// Rehab Corner
Subgrouping Patients with Low Back Pain: What group is most likely to benefit from Pilates?
- By Thomas Lavosky, DPT, Cert. MDT
Approximately 50% of all patients presenting to outpatient physical therapy clinics seek treatment for Low Back Pain (LBP). Recent research shows that if patients with LBP are placed in subgroups based on a cluster of signs and symptoms, one treatment does demonstrate greater efficacy over others.… Read More »


5// Club Scene
Where are all the Men?
- By Valentin
It is a frequently heard adage, “Pilates is for women.” NOT. There is no doubt that its creator, Joseph Pilates, was a REAL man, who created exercises for REAL men. However, the Pilates world has traditionally been dominated by women. So, how does one teach a man differently from a woman? Is there a difference between male- and female-only classes?… Read More »


6// Equipment & Maintenance
Top Ten Reformer Usage Questions
- By Joe Weiss
Ever wondered where to mount the wooden risers on your Studio Reformer or how to stop a wobbly jumpboard? Here are the ten most frequently asked questions about the Reformer… Read More »


7// What’s New at BBI
The EXO® split pedal, inspirational Life Stories, video podcasts, Twitter, and Facebook highlight this issue’s “What’s New” section… Read More »


8// Balanced Body® on the Road
Join Us on the Road this Spring
Visit Balanced Body at one of the shows and events we will be attending or hosting through the Spring of 2009… Read More »


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