My first experience with Pilates was in 2001. I had just graduated from PT school and was working in an outpatient orthopedic clinic in Denver. They had a reformer in the clinic, and I had no clue what it was. One of our PTs was a Pilates instructor and gave a small inservice on how […]
The Key To True Life Balance
Jessica | Balance. It’s something the world tells us we should strive for. It’s also something that causes large amounts of stress, guilt, anxiety and general confusion for most women. We think if we really had balance in our lives, the laundry would be folded, the dinner would be perfect, the to-do list would be done and […]
The Best Inner Thigh Exercises
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I’m kind of obsessed with giving my clients inner thigh exercises. When the inner thigh muscles are worked correctly, they not only give a beautiful look to legs, they help support and stabilize the pelvis, low back and knees. I feel like inner thigh exercises are the missing piece for many people looking for […]
Good Posture Changes Everything
Jessica | This is a picture of our wedding in 2010. You see a happy bride and groom, the sun reflecting off the islands in the distance, and the beautiful blue Pacific Ocean. We will come back to this photo at the end of our post and I’ll show you what else I see. When I was in […]
Sciatica and An Exercise Routine for Sciatic Nerve Pain
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I recently received this email from a reader: “I have been doing your video for low back pain and it has really been helping! I would appreciate any tips you might have for sciatica as well. Thanks!” I thought it was such a great idea that I filmed a video the next day! I hope […]
How Pilates and My Mat Helped Save Me
Jessica | I received a voicemail last week that contained something new for me. “I did some research into Pilates and heard about something called the mind-body connection. I’m a Christian and that doesn’t match with what I believe, so I need to cancel our sessions at this time.” Most importantly, I’m very glad this person […]
Ultimate Pyramid Workout for Home
Jessica | While I love home workouts now, that wasn’t always the case. I didn’t have space, I didn’t know what to do and I DEFINITELY didn’t have the motivation to get off my couch and exercise after a long day at work. One day I was reading some girlie magazine and it had a little snippet offering […]
Your 2 Week Custom Workout and Health Plan is Here!
Jessica | Many people think it’s funny that I take so many fitness classes. I even have been known to watch my own videos on YouTube (that actually is a little funny I guess). It’s kind of assumed that fitness instructors and health coaches don’t need help because we should be able to always think of our […]
Trying Something New – Schwinn Cycling Instructor Certification
Jessica | This is a picture of me blowing a kiss to my daughter who stayed home with her daddy while I went to play at the IDEA World Convention and BlogFest in LA last weekend. Notice the jacket and hood I wore at the beginning of my cycling instructor training. I didn’t need them for long that […]
3 Steps to Your Dream Abs and The Best Ab Workout
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We all want that elusive set of rock hard abs. I used to be one of those people who thought I should do 1000 crunches a day to get the six pack I dreamt about. I would get through 50 – maybe 57 on a good day – and either give up, get bored or […]