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STOTT PILATES® certified
Pre & postnatal
#abson🔥
Work @lesehmoves

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🪃Boomerang🪃

This advanced classical exercise is a stunning unification of Roll Up, Rollover, Teaser & Spine Stretch Forward!
This intricate flowing sequence not only requires massive core strength & control but it also demands substantial hip, spinal & shoulder mobility!
Watch till the end to see how I prep my shoulders & upper trunk for this challenging exercise.

* Video has been sped up by 2.2x

Sending big love to these fabulous movers:
@movebeyond.withava
@frannymcgpilates
@hardcoremitch
@bendy.jo
@cb.fitpilates
@joannagoldfinch_pilates
@marianne.coreconnect
@judytamspilates
@zaynagold
@pilatesprettyplease
@alexpilatesfit
@mor.bechor
@despoinaporfyridou
#pilates #core #upperbody #totalbody #mobility

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Happy Monday Friends!💛

This is your friendly reminder that you can do anything that you set your mind to!!❤️❤️

I’m still reeling in joy from a 5 day getaway to my home state of NH, for my 40th HS reunion and a long overdue visit with amazing friends and family. ❤️❤️

So many fears were overcome-
Flying ✔️
Limitations due to back pain ✔️
Social gatherings✔️
Being in my home town for the first time in decades- SOBER!!…✔️✔️✔️

And you know what, I survived all of it!!!🤗
And, my heart is filled with more joy and love than I ever could have imagined!!❤️❤️

So cheers to stepping out of our comfort zones, and challenging ourselves to do more of the things that bring us joy!! 💛💛

We are all stronger and more powerful than we give ourselves credit for!!❤️❤️

Let’s get out there and make this week Spectacular !!💛💛💛💛

Always, with an extremely grateful heart!!❤️

📍 @innerbalancestudio ❤️
🎽 @crz_yoga

Tagging some incredible humans who always share their sunshine!!☀️

#grateful #pilates #comfortzone #yesican #attitudeofgratitude💫

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Desk warriors, these beliefs are easy to fall into when you’ve been dealing with recurring aches and tension.

You feel pain, so naturally, you focus on the area that hurts.

The pain settles, so you assume the problem is gone.

It returns, so you keep stretching, add another exercise or get a massage — only to end up in the same place.

And when it keeps happening, you start to believe this is just something you have to live with.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

What we achieve at Mind Body Method is different.
I help you look beyond what’s obvious and work out why your pain and tension keep returning — so you’re not stuck with the same stretches and exercises we already know don’t help the problem. 🪃

DM “CHANGE”

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#pilates #mobility #pilatesmat #jointstrength #pilatesteacher

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It’s not about spinal articulation, well at least not this time:)

It’s about a shoulder that refused to tolerate load in any overhead position for over a decade.

The very injury and pain that set me on the path to becoming who I am today. 🙏🏻

And here I am, on my second day presenting at a fitness convention in Dubai, ridiculously excited because today’s topic is The Sticky Shoulder & The Angry Neck. 🎉

Or, in other words, what’s the missing piece of the puzzle that takes us from simply feeling better to being able to do things we couldn’t do before?

This was actually the first teacher training I ever created for our community, because the shoulder and neck are notoriously difficult areas to strengthen and rehabilitate, given their complexity.

Can’t wait to share all the moments in between with you.

I’ll see you in my stories!

Ava, guide and guardian of your joint strength

#movementfunctionacademy #shoulderpain #spinalarticulation #shoulderstability #shoulderstrength

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Mermaid & more🧜🏻‍♀️

Try this fun flow that's created to seamlessly blend flexibility, mobility & strength!
* Video has been sped up by 2.2x

Sending big love to these fabulous movers:
@pilatesgrazakademie
@hardcoremitch
@bendy.jo
@cb.fitpilates
@orlapilates
@pilates_point_
@natakuzzi_pilates
@marcelagerl
@budopilates
@ghzpilates
@m.pilates12030
@pilates.with.lauren
#pilates #obliques #upperbody #glutes #mobility

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Reformer + Mobility Function Academy

( Video Sped Up )
The best thing that could have happened in my fitness teaching career was becoming certified with Mobility Function Academy (MFA). 💜

From the day I completed my training back in early 2024 , I’ve just run with MFA!
I hosted a masterclass, incorporated MFA mobility into every class I teach, and continue to apply it to myself & my private clients.

As my main area of teaching is Reformer Pilates, I’ve been exploring mobility on the Reformer, and the feedback I’m seeing and feeling in the body has been incredible.

In this video, you’ll see spinal mobility, the straps over the shoulders whilst exploring a pigeon stretch on the short box, followed by front facing shoulder mobility.

MFA has helped me understand how improving joint function can create greater access to movement, how to progressively load the body, and how to work through my own injuries with a different level of understanding. Most importantly, I’ve been blessed to help my clients experience these benefits too & receive there positive feedback 🙏

This is not just stretching. It goes so much deeper.

It’s about joint health, movement capacity, strength and building healthier bodies for the future.

Thank you, Ava, for sharing your knowledge and changing the way I teach and understand movement.

You truly are the Joint Whisperer! 💜✨

To all Instructors/ Pt's / athletes / physio 's .... you need to do the MFA Training .
Contact @movebeyond.withava for more information on upcoming training sessions 💫

I have tagged only a few fellow MFA Sisters but I know there are thousands more 🙌

#pilateswithsusan #mobilitycoach #mfaacademy #jointhealth #reformerpilates

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💠 STRENGTH, MOBILITY & POSTURE 💠

Un palo puede convertirse en una herramienta muy útil para trabajar nuestro cuerpo de forma consciente y mejorar la calidad de nuestros movimientos.

Con estos ejercicios de Pilates vamos a trabajar la fuerza, ganar movilidad y tomar mayor conciencia de nuestra postura, mejorando el control y la estabilidad corporal.

No necesitamos mucho material, sino saber cómo utilizarlo.

Guarda este carrusel para tener los ejercicios a mano y ponerlos en práctica en tu próxima sesión.

¿Sueles utilizar la pica en tus entrenamientos?

Haz los ejercicios despacio, sin buscar cantidad. En Pilates, menos es más ➕

CONSEJOS:
✔️ Haz entre 10-15 repeticiones
✔️ Céntrate en calidad, no cantidad
✔️ Mantén una respiración fluida y consciente 🧘‍♀️
✔️ Activa tu centro y mantén una correcta alineación.
✔️ Guárdalo y cuéntame sensaciones ✨
✔️ Y por último disfruta! 😍

¡Feliz semana! 🫶

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My tags 🏷️
#saratataylovers ♥️
#enjoyandfeelpilates ♥️

#mobilitywork #stabilityworkout #strengthtraining

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Desk friends, does this sound familiar?

You do the exercise, stretch or Pilates that’s meant to help.
Things improve.

You think you’re finally past it…
Until something starts hurting, feeling tight or just not working the way it was.
And suddenly, you’re back in the cycle of pain-no pain-tight-not tight. 🔄

That last 5–10%?
That’s the bit that keeps bothering you.

Because you know something still isn’t quite right.

And that’s where I step in.

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#pilateslife #pilates #pilatesteacher #pilatesclass #pilatesstudio

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As a triple negative #breastcancersurvivor October holds a special place in my heart.

I cannot emphasize enough the life-saving value of regular breast self-examination & screening to ensure early detection & successful treatment! So if you haven't scheduled for a breast screening this year, now it's the time to prioritize your breast health!

Additionally, I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the medical team @princourtmc @drmelbreastsurgeon for their exceptional care & professionalism💕💕💕

* Video has been sped up by 2.2x

Sending big love to these fabulous movers:
@movementbymf
@khristinamaniate
@movebeyond.withava
@pilatesprettyplease
@despoinaporfyridou
@bendy.jo
@hardcoremitch
@frannymcgpilates
@cb.fitpilates
@lisakayepilates
@natakuzzi_pilates
@marcelagerl

#pilates #teaser #breastcancerawareness #core

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What do you think? 🤔

Bicep 💪 curls? Stability ?

What do you think?

I have to tell you, this is the last exercise of one of my favourite series on the short box.

Looking forward for your thoughts ☺️

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Your office printer jams.

You clear it. It works.

Then it jams again.

How many times before you stop clearing the paper and find out why?

Your office printer jams. You clear it and it works!

Then it jams again.
How many times would you try the same fix if it’s going to keep jamming?

Doing exercises that aren’t completely targeted to your tension and aches is the same.

Desk friends… you’ve stretched, strengthened, massaged, seen a physio, do pilates for your neck, shoulders or back but it still feels tense and achey.

Yes… it always feels better after.

But then it comes back … again.
Or something else close by starts to niggle.

At what point do you stop doing another version of the same thing and find out why it keeps happening and actually solve it?

Here’s where I can help.

DM “CHANGE” for something different to what you’ve tried before.

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#pilates #mobility #corestrengthening #matpilates #pilatesclass

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Hook a light spring & grab a dumbbell to show your obliques & adductors some love 💕

* Video has been sped up by 2.2x

Sending big love to these fabulous movers:
@judytamspilates
@lisakayepilates
@bendy.jo
@hardcoremitch
@frannymcgpilates
@cb.fitpilates
@m.pilates12030
@cup.of.t.pilates
@jillharrispilates
@orlapilates
@marianne.coreconnect
@mind_body_method
#pilates #innerthighs #obliques #dumbbell #plank

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