Katrina Hawley CMA NPCPStudio Owner, Polestar Pilates Educator Book a ClASS Katrina is from Wyoming where the untamed spirit of the West and majestic natural beauty open your mind and invigorate your senses to release your own inner freedom and sense of adventure. It’s also where she taught her first class. The students were stuffed […]
Continue readingThis question is answered with a sumarization of the four stages of rehabilitition by Porterfield and DeRosa and the Polestar Pilates Rehabilitation Program Pilates uses great progressions for rehabilitation of low back pain. At first a Pilates client will work to stabilize the movement of the back while strengthening other parts of the body. Often to […]
Continue readingOne of the best parts of a Pilates practice is that there are no numbers attached. As clients get stronger the progress is measured by activities not the amount of resistance. Once a client who started doing Pilates after a back injury, came into the studio very excited. She said “On Thanksgiving I pulled a […]
Continue readingThat depends on a lot of factors- what else do you do for exercise? What other activities do you participate in? How much time can you devote? There is no right answer as everyone’s situations will be different. At The Pilates Studio we push for consistency. Doing a session once a week regularly will be […]
Continue readingOur focus is on helping you move so you feel good. Most people who start at our studio are coming because they want to feel better, not because they are already good at Pilates!
Continue readingOfficially Sessions are 50 minutes, and Classes are 50-60minutes. This allows for Instructors to schedule future Sessions, and take payments. Most of the time, after you settle up with your instructor, you are welcome to stay after and use available space in the studio to stretch, or complete your workout. If you arrive and your instructor […]
Continue readingThe Pilates Studio encourages working out with a different Pilates instructor from time to time to keep your workout fresh, challenging and exciting but for the most part you will be scheduled with the same instructor. When you first come to the studio for Sessions we will pair you up with a Pilates instructor based […]
Continue readingThe Pilates Studio offers Private, Semi-Private, Small Group and Independent Sessions-, which are scheduled by appointment, and Group Mat and Group Apparatus Classes, which happen on a regular weekly basis (only some of which you need to sign up for). During Sessions clients work on their own individualized program or workout- even if they are sharing […]
Continue readingIdeally you would start with The Intro Package. This is a series of 3 private sessions scheduled by appointment. The first session is a complete assessment so your instructor can design a program specifically for you. Whether you are rehabbing an injury, starting Pilates because your friend recommended it, wanting to learn a workout you can do at […]
Continue readingPilates is excellent for the Fitness, Wellness, and Movement goals of men.That is all there is to say! Pilates increases flexibility, and flexibility prevents injuries. Pilates increases strength and strength makes activity easier. Pilates is great for cross training so that the activities you love to do continue to be possible without injury. Pilates is […]
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