Category Archives: Pilates Inspiration

I’m new to the world of Pilates. I just found it 4 months ago when I knew that my body needed more than strength workouts to create balance and more uniformity in my strength. Due to overuse of my upper trapezoids (neck and shoulders), I was beginning to experience chronic neck and shoulder pain. I’m prone to headaches and migraines so an aching neck and shoulders wasn’t helping with managing headaches. I became a certified personal trainer 9 months ago and subscribe to a few fitness journals. I kept reading about mind-body work such as Pilates and soon realized that I needed to check it out. I found Claire at The Mindful Bodi Movement Center through a mutual acquaintance and soon fell in love with practicing Pilates. I needed to know more, learn more, and practice it more! Where had it been all my life?Continue reading “Why Pilates? Insights from a Strength Training, Spartan Running Personal Trainer”