Thrive Forever Pilates

When Your Hips Don't Lie (Your Tight Sore Hips Need This Today)

We see chronically tight, sore hips every single week at Thrive Forever Pilates. If you have tight hips, here’s what else can happen (to which you might be thinking “Duh!”):

🏃Running and walking (activities you love to do) become so uncomfortable you can’t enjoy them like you used to.

☹️The tension and pain creep into your life, making work and play and daily tasks feel arduous and icky.

🤪Lifting groceries, children, plants, kayaks, and bags of charcoal (for summer BBQs) becomes impossible.

🥲Comfortable, restorative sleep is a dim and distant memory.

Here’s what to do: 👇👇👇👇👇

**Enroll in any Whole Body Pelvic Health Pilates class this week.**

www.thriveforeverpilates.com/classes

You can expect:

🤓Expanded awareness of how your whole pelvis works, so that you know which muscles are likely the root of your symptoms.

🧎‍♀️Gentle movement flows that help you connect the dots in your hips—strengthening weak muscles and lengthening tight ones, which equal sweet RELIEF.

😊Stress-free movement—unwinding tension in every single class, so your pelvis can “learn” new ways to hold you up and move you around without pain or tension flares.

🥰Enjoyment! These movements are designed to feel GOOD on your body. When’s the last time you gave yourself a gift like that?!

Here’s our current schedule:

www.thriveforeverpilates.com/classes

Check your calendar and book a slot this week (remember, the waitlist is your friend. You’ll often get the classes you want, especially in summertime.)

Get those hips into Thrive Forever Pilates and let’s relieve hip tension and improve your movement OFF the mat and reformer.

Have exactly the summer you want; full of freedom and strength!

How Do I Get Stronger Bones With Pilates?

Let’s get clear on exactly how to build bone density (which is all anyone can talk about lately, and rightly so!)

👉Start NOW. No matter where you are in age or ability or if you already have an “osteo” diagnosis.

👉Build your bone bank before and during perimenopause if that’s where you are, even if you currently feel strong and symptom-free. (Because bone loss is silent and sneaky—it can creep up on you and you might not know about it until a fall and a fracture changes your life immeasurably.)

👉Begin by improving your overall “movement fluency” (the way you move with ease and grace + your ability to recognize and perform certain movements in Pilates.)

👉Add challenges like holding and lifting more of your own body weight (Planks!) and adding external resistance (heavier weights for squats, hip hinges, lunges, and upper body lifts.)

Here’s how to get started and do it all with Pilates:

🥰Start with a Nuts and Bolts class or simply resume your practice in any class if it’s been awhile. (Enroll at www.thriveforeverpilates.com/packages.)

🤓Check your schedule THIS WEEK and reserve a spot in ANY of your favorite Thrive Forever Pilates groups, like our Bone Strength and Balance classes.

😎Try a new-to-you class this month, like Empower: Peri-Pilates and Menopause Mat. We build bones in this class too!

😀Remember that our Mat Mix pass covers ALL our mat classes, and even lets you practice from home or vacation with our hybrid online/in-studio options.

Enroll HERE: www.thriveforeverpilates.com/packages

For seriously strong bones (and the ability to “bounce” when you fall instead of breaking), keep it simple and just get here.

We make the bone-building journey fun, welcoming, simple, and supportive. Strong bones are within your reach—all you have to do is get here.

See you soon!

The Absolute 1st Crucial Step to Strong Bones in Pilates

💀Bone Density is the new black in wellness and self-care, especially for women.

But before you really go to town building bone density, you have to do this one thing first:

🤓Increase your Movement Fluency.

What is Movement Fluency?

It’s the ability to move with balance, control, and competence in a variety of body positions through several “flow” permutations.

Like a core competency of movements, if you will.

When you can master knowing where you are in space and how to get from one basic position to the next, only then can you start adding the resistance needed to build your bones.

In other words, it’s grace with movement before loading yourself up with all kinds of extra dumbbells.

The GREAT news? Movement fluency is completely within your reach.

And it’s what we teach in ALL our Pilates classes, with the bonus of adding external weight and resistance along the way.

So, you build your Movement Fluency AND your bone density in exactly the right combination to move the needle away from osteoporosis and toward dense, resilient bones that support you through all your years of adventuring.

Start the process in any of our Nuts and Bolts classes, or get on the wait-list for our Bone Strength and Balance classes.

Here’s the link to enroll: 👇👇👇

www.thriveforeverpilates.com/packages.

There’s no point in lifting more weight if you cannot do it with confidence and safety. We’ll help you every step of the way!

Cheers to building strong, healthy bones together, with grace, ease, and confidence in every single class.

The Secret to Getting Pilates Results Every Single Time

How do you create a Pilates plan that gets you the consistent results you want to see?

(Like shoulder pain relief, loosening chronically sore hips, recovering from pregnancy and childbirth, or staying strong, balanced, and independent into your 80s and 90s?)

😎Answer: See Pilates class as a WEB of continual support.

Here’s how to do that: 👇👇👇

1. Start somewhere. Get in a class at Thrive Forever Pilates that fits your schedule. (Hint: Nuts and Bolts is a great place to begin if you’re just starting out or it’s been a minute since your last class with us.)

2.Try out as many formats as you can over several months. No rush, no emergency. Let the process unfold in fun and curiosity. Know that every class will meet you somewhere useful no matter what.

3.Start to refine your practice, honing in on the classes that give you the most relief, help you feel the most confident, or address any symptoms you’ve noticed in your body since you began paying attention.

Here’s the real secret. THERE IS NO MAGIC BULLET.

You have to see (and enjoy!) Pilates as a process or a journey to get the best results.

The outcomes and triumphs will sneak up on you when you least expect them; sometimes in just one class and sometimes over several weeks or months.

But the results always come.

Like:
😍pain relief or reduction (like in your feet, knees, hips, pelvic floor, shoulders, and spine)

🏃adventures (confident travel, favorite sports, playing with kids and grands)

💪movement freedom (spontaneous walks, dancing, hikes, or paddles)
surprising physical accomplishments (hello, planks and balance and bone density!)

We teach you how to SEE them and receive them in addition to learning the Pilates exercises and equipment.

Start or resume the journey today and enroll in a class this week at

👉🥰 www.thriveforeverpilates.com/packages.

Let Pilates become your web of support. We’re proud to be part of your strength, capability, and competence.

Do This If It's Been A Minute Since Your Last Pilates Class

Summer is the perfect time for spontaneity and adventure, and we totally get it when vacations and changing schedules mean you can't make it here like you want to.

Here are two fun options to grab a Pilates practice if it’s been awhile:

1. Join one of our HYBRID classes—you can meet us ONLINE wherever you are in the world as long as you have wifi and a little space to move:

😎BSB II: Experienced Mat, Mondays, 9am
😎BSB II: Weight Bearing, Wednesdays, 9am
😎Intermediate Mat, Fridays, 8:50am

2. Hang out with us in a Nuts and Bolts class on Wednesdays and Fridays at Noon:

👉Review and refresh all the Pilates basics in your body
👉Get reacquainted with our warm andsupportive community
👉Enjoy strong, capable, fearless adventures and events all summer (because you trust your body so much after practicing with us!)

Here’s the link to enroll: www.thriveforeverpilates.com/packages.

Questions or need help signing up? DM us and we’ll help you get exactly where you want to go.

See you soon in studio and online, Summer Sweeties!

The #1 Way To Ease Perimenopause Mood Swings And Garbage Sleep This Week

When you can’t sleep, your whole life is unmanageable. It’s just the truth.

And when you’re anxious, annoyed, or angry (even if you have awesome reasons to feel these emotions), it’s almost impossible to find calm, peace, and contentment.

So what’s the answer in Perimenopause when your sleep and emotions feel hijacked by hormones?

Hint: Pilates. (Of course.)

It’s not that Pilates is a magic pill for every symptom you have.

It’s just that:
💪moving your body,
🏃🏾‍♀️helping it get stronger, stretchier, and more confident, and
🥰enjoying community, fellowship, and support...

..help you manage your symptoms, options, and actions in ways you can feel really good about.

So why not grab a spot in our Empower: Peri-Pilates and Menopause mat class this week?

We meet on Mondays at 1:15 pm. Enroll today at www.thriveforeverpilates.com/packages.

(Secret bonus: This class is included in our ne Mat Mix Package, so you can sample all of our exciting and effective mat classes in the best way for YOU.)

Feel more joyful, even out your mood, and improve your sleep with us.

We know mid life (and beyond) can be sometimes brutal in a female body. But you don’t have to do it alone, and there is relief for you on the horizon!

See you this week!

Pilates classes you LOVE with Space next week
We’ll keep this note short and targeted:

****We have openings in your fave classes next week.*****

Enroll HERE: www.thriveforeverpilates.com/packages

Here’s the scoop:

🥰Empower: Peri-Pilates and Menopause Mat (Mondays, 1:15pm):

>>>>>>Train for everything you love doing in your life: gardening, playing with your kids and grandkids, travel, sports, and summer spontaneity!

>>>>>>FEEL new strength and energy in just a week.

😍BSB II: Intermediate Mat class (Fridays, 8:45am)

>>>>>Super fun, movement flows

>>>>>“Graduating” to a more challenging repertoire.

>>>>>Exploring doing Pilates in more advanced ways in a mixed group with low bone density and regular bone density.

😍Nuts and Bolts (Wednesday, Friday Noon)

>>>>>A supportive and welcoming way to start or resume your practice if it’s been awhile.

The waitlist is your friend!

Especially in summertime, get on the waitlist if the class you want is full. With so many clients traveling or adventuring, we often have spots open up for your preferred classes.

Stay on track with your strength, movement freedom, and RELIEF this summer, so that you can have exactly the season you want.

See you soon in Summer Sweetness

Relieve Your Tight Lower Spine with This Insider Pilates Knowledge

“Pilates” and “Core” have become part of our cultural vernacular ever since this type of exercise went mainstream in the mid 1990s. But what are we talking about when we preach to strengthen your core?

Simple: Your Core is every muscle that connects to your pelvis.

We mean…

🍗Your thighs—hamstrings and quads (which attach to the lower ends of your pelvic bones to connect your legs to your body.)

💪Your glutes—you know, your t**h muscles; the ones you sit on every day, the ones that help you lift your body and other objects, and the STRONGEST muscles in your body, BTW.

🧘‍♀️Your hip flexors–the ones that help you bend forward, run and walk, and generally transfer the movement of your lower half to the stability of your trunk.

🤓Your lower back–the big ones that help you walk tall and carry the loads of work, family, and adventures like travel and sports.

👙Your pelvic floor–the ones that keep all your internal organs from falling out of you whenever you stand up, and stabilize all the other “heavy lifting” muscles above.

And finally, (drumroll please)

😎Your abdominal muscles (the ones that protect your organs, and let you when you walk, run, or dance, help you with a lot of internal functions,like intimacy, labor and childbirth, and bathroom visits.)

Which is why we offer Whole Body Pelvic Health Pilates classes.

(Find them on our schedule here: www.thriveforeverpilates.com/packages)

Why do these classes? Because they are:

👉Enjoyable, fun, warm, welcoming and effective!! (Just like every other class on our schedule.)

👉Targeted to this muscular “spaghetti junction” of our body–to bring relief, strength, and total freedom of movement to your life...

..so that you can run, hike, bike, paddle, swim, dance, cabin, BBQ, and RELISH your summer!

See you (and your pelvis!) this week,

Next Week's Pilates Open Spots (There's one just for you...)

We’ve got you all summer long. Get in one of these classes and fuel your summer strength and spontaneity all season:

💪Empower Peri-Pilate and Menopause Mat Class–

Feel new energy in just one week for gardening, playing with your kids and grandkids…and getting out into nature. The mood-boost and people who get you are total bonuses. (1:15 Mondays)

😎BSB II: Intermediate mat class—

Super fun, “graduating” to more challenging Pilates repertoire. Explore doing Pilates in more advanced ways in a mixed group–we love you whether you have low bone density or not. (8:50am Fridays)

😀Nuts and Bolts—

A way to start or resume if it’s been awhile since you hopped on the reformer or mat. Remind your body what it’s missed, and get back in gear! (12pm Wednesdays and Fridays.)

Seriously, make your weekly Pilates class a non-negotiable, so you can move well and “play” with confidence all summer long!

Hit this link to enroll: www.thriveforeverpilates.com/packages

See you soon in Summer Strength!

Summertime and you can't move well? (Here's the missing piece to your relief.)

Nothing kills summer fun and adventure faster than:

Tight hips
Sore lower backs
Walking that hurts
“Down-there” discomfort or symptoms

Which is why having a healthy pelvic floor could be the missing piece the next time you want to…

👣Hike with a bestie
🏊Jump in the lake with your kiddos or grands
🌊Stand up on the waterskis or wake board
🛶Paddle a kayak or canoe
🎾Swing a racquet or a golf club with that new group you found in your community.

Our Whole Body Pelvic Health Pilates classes keep you ready for LIFE all summer long, with a focus on building your strength from your deepest muscle layers all the way to the smile on your face.

There’s ZERO shame in your game for getting your pelvis in tip-top shape, and it’s time we all just got over ourselves and talked about it—with care and concern and support, just like we do for all our other body parts.

Stop waiting and hoping your hips will loosen up or your low back will “work itself out.”

Feel GOOD while you address your movement issue this week, and feel even better not missing out on any ANY summer fun.

Grab a spot at www.thriveforeverpilates.com/packages in one of our designated Whole Body Pelvic Health Pilates classes this week. (Waitlists are awesome, you can often get all the classes you want when you waitlist!)

See you soon, Summer Adventurer!