Nate Olson NCPTPilates Instructor Book a ClASS Nate Olson credits the Pilates method with reversing the ill effects of a sedentary lifestyle and helping him return to healthy movement and physical fitness. As a Polestar certified Pilates instructor, he takes great satisfaction in guiding others along the same path towards health and wellbeing.Nate calls himself […]
Continue readingKristy PowellPilates Instructor Book a ClASS Kristy is classically trained and comes to The Pilates Studio with over fifteen years of Pilates-teaching experience.She began her instructor training while in her first year at the College of Charleston after returning from Budapest, Hungary, where she trained with the Hungarian National Ballet.Kristy completed a rigorous two-year classical […]
Continue readingHello and Happy Fall, We hope that your fall is getting off to a great start! We have some important updates to share with you today, as we continue to make sure you have the best possible Pilates experience. Update on RatesLike all businesses, we periodically need to adjust our prices due to higher costs. Things […]
Continue readingI met Emily as a sophomore in the Dance department at The University of Hartford. She was a bright and creative thinker, and I recognized someone as geeky as myself! Her questions were wonderful, and I had my eye on her. I knew she would be a perfect candidate for The Polestar Pilates Comprehensive series. […]
Continue readingAbout last year at this time, I got a phone call from the Polestar Pilates Office. They were telling me about a student that wanted to join our current comprehensive series on the third weekend. One of the things I love about Polestar is the flexibility of the course. This student was going to join […]
Continue readingWow! Thinking about how I met Lauren…It must have been about 14 years ago, long before she started the journey to become a Pilates Instructor. She came to The Pilates Studio as an ultimate frisbee player with a knee injury, or was it an ankle injury? I actually can’t remember. All I remember is her […]
Continue readingWow five weeks in! I was asked a fantastic question at this past class that gave me the idea for this blogpost. How do I know which are the best running exercises for me? Of course!!! We’ve created this conditioning class and taught you so many exercises but how do you know which are the […]
Continue readingAbout four years ago, I met a young man at The Pilates Studio. He came to me with what his doctor called Upper and Lower Cross Syndrome. He was nineteen and it was clear upon first glance that he had spent some time around free weights. His shoulders were huge! After we chatted for a […]
Continue readingWOW! Four weeks! How did it go? In this class we explored hip extension for running. Coupling hip extension of one leg with the flexion of the other is how you find stride length safely! Remember that first week when we taught airplane? We mentioned hugging your knee as close to your chest as much […]
Continue readingWhen you look at the Kneeling arm series on the Pilates Reformer you see an exercise that strengthens the muscles of the arms. As students work their way through all of the versions of this exercise, it’s true through resistance training, they are challenging all of the muscles of the shoulder girdle in all planes […]
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