Encore Pilates Darwin

This video actually applies to many women too but I see it more in guys

When you round your body it flex your trunk in a plank it makes the re**us abs (6 pack muscles) and pecs (chest muscles) over ride the exercise.

And yes while these may be some of the major drivers of your plank, to get the entire body working more cohesively we can reposition you so that you’re not in a ‘bulldog stance’.

This is a powerful exercise for the entire body - muscles, nervous system, brain all working in concert to organise the body into a smooth, spectacular motion

If we can help you reduce the bracing effect of over recruiting you will well and truly be on your way to actually doing Pilates and not just exercising on a reformer (which is fun but missing the point)

So if you’re looking for ways to improve movement, free up tension and feel stronger and more capable we’ve got the moves for you.

Some lessons take longer to learn

If you had started something in the past and dropped off because you weren’t sure it was for you

Or you didn’t feel like it changed you the way you had hoped

And now you’re back to where you started, wondering if maybe you had jumped the gun

You’re not the only one

Sometimes it takes having time away from the thing that was helping you to realise just how beneficial it was

This is your reminder to get back to that thing

This is a huge shout out to our friends at Embella Jewellery who celebrated 15 years in business this weekend.

We have loved being part of your journey as it has unfolded.

We have shared so many moments.

Before kids and before social when life was all about us, building who we were becoming simply by doing what we loved

No one gets you more than a friend who shares the life of being in business. And what looks like the perfect life of travel and adventure is also late nights sitting on the couch figuring out the unfigureoutable until you succeed

None of us are here to build a workplace - we are in it for the legacy of building something that truly matters, something that is bigger than ourselves so we can make an impact on the World.

We are blessed to walk this hard road with you guys and happy to share the moments that make you who you are becoming

Here’s to many more adventures and memories xox

And to all those beautiful clients we share - see you in studio dripping in jewellery that’s made with heart

Happy Fathers Day to all our Pilates Dads!

We see you smiling through the struggle!

Keep it up

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Cueing pelvic floor in a group class is like cueing someone to pull on their hair and hope that it’ll grow faster

Some people will pull too hard and their hair will fall out, some hair will snap off at the ends because it’s brittle, some people might get a headache and some people will get an itchy scalp

But no one will and up with longer hair

That’s pretty much how ‘squeezing your pelvic floor’ works when it comes to improving your core strength - unless of course you’re trying to hold a fart 💨.. and even that should be temporary

How pelvic floor cueing became a thing who knows but the Kegel Study was designed to test pelvic floor strength, not get you stronger ‘down there’

If you want to improve core strength, recover from pelvic floor issues, prepare for babies, reduce the fear of leaking in public or simply understand one of the least understood aspects of your functional self then we’ve got you covered

This type of bad education gives Pilates a bad name and we meet with new clients every day who are being told bu****it stories about their body and it needs to stop

If we are going to educate people we need to be educated. Don’t settle for less.

Would you choose a toffee apple or a white knight?

Life is hard
The struggle is real
And some days are overwhelming

Just letting you know

If you’re feeling like today is a bit too hard

We’ve got you