Libby Stanforth
Libby StanforthInstructor Libby has a passion for helping beginners and people who want to stay active as they age. She fell in love with Pilates in the mid-’90s, but it took another 15 years before she rediscovered it. Unfortunately, her first experience wasn’t great due to inadequate training and mediocre results. However, she found The […]
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Cathy LawlorPolestar® Pilates Instructor Cathy became interested in Pilates as a means of exercising and aging gracefully. As she continued her practice, she not only noticed improvements in her physical strength but also felt a strong connection to the approach of mind, body, and spirit. This connection resonated with her background in physical therapy, which […]
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When Taking It Easy Wasn’t an Option
Share 0 Tweet 0 Share 0 For 47-year-old nurse, Charlotte, long days and the heavy lifting of patients was starting to take its toll. She had started to notice the gradual build-up of pain on the inside of her elbow. More and more often, she would have to ask a colleague to help her with […]
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Pilates 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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Does your back hurt after your golf game? Do you wish you had more rotation in the swing? Do you wish it were easier to lug the clubs around? “Think of the Golf swing as an efficient machine. Each part of it depends upon the other parts; if one part is functioning incorrectly the other […]
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While Joseph Pilates was a boxer and a gymnast and began developing his work in the hospital for injured soldiers, when he immigrated to the United States the first people that he started training were the modern dancers of the Martha Graham Company. It is well known that the stronger the dancer the easier she […]
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