So here is the workout for the June challenge.  See below for modifications. 50 air squats.  Just basic but fast squats 50 situps.  Any...

One of our clients - Ellen - has a daughter getting married at the end of June.  Naturally she wants to look her best (many of you will reme...

Today, May 13, was Mother's Day.  But it was also the first harvest of my Rhubarb for the year.  This is a happy coincidence for 2 reaso...

I assume that by now everyone has heard of Pilates and even tried some version of it - especially the mat work.  The core work, the flexibil...

I am 51.  I am in better shape today than I was in my 20s and even 30s.  I want to continue to get stronger and more fit as I age as much as...

In 1998, I came back from living (and teaching Pilates) in Hamburg, Germany.  I was teaching Pilates at Velocity dance studio and my teacher...

It is the beginning of April in Seattle and while it is wet and cold, there are sure signs of life around us.  And on the warmest of these d...

Last Saturday, I was at our relatives for a 50th Birthday Celebration.  During the course of the evening, fitness and injuries came up as on...

There's a new trend to do all your exercise in a hot room.  First it was the Hot Yoga.  Now it's everything from Pilates to Weight t...

Most of my clients and friends have heard me tell stories of growing up on a farm in Minnesota.  I think they are amused by the image of me ...

For years I have not done Bicep Curls.  You know - the dumbbells in the hands as you bring them up to your shoulders, either alternating arm...

At Mind and Body, naturally, we continually strive to 'put your brain in your body'.   Joseph Pilates' famous quote is of course...

"There is no bad movement, there is only movement done badly" - Ron Fletcher - Pilates Master. I just finished taking a Ballet B...

For years, I would never sweat when I worked out. I always assumed it was because I was thin and cooled down quickly.  Even so, my ears woul...

2 days ago, my right foot started hurting in a way that I am sure is exactly the dreaded Plantar Fasciitis  - an inflammation in the fascia ...