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Social Impact Heroes: Why & How Keith Michelsen Of RELO Direct Is Helping To Change Our World
An Interview With Maria Angelova
Learn Something New Each Day, no matter how small… be inquisitive enough to learn from others.
As part of my series about “individuals and organizations making an important social impact”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Keith...
Daniela Mazal Of Old School Pilates On How Pilates Can Improve Your Health and Wellbeing
An Interview With Maria Angelova
Pilates is not for the faint of heart or the quick fix sekee. As one of my dear students told me the other day, Pilates is the only workout that keeps getting harder the “better” you get at it. It challenges us to dig deeper, to set new goals, to...
Lesley Logan Of OnlinePilatesClasses On How Pilates Can Improve Your Health and Wellbeing
An Interview With Maria Angelova
Pilates Reduces pain — Pilates does not overwork or underwork your muscles. Injuries happen if you are too tight or too loose. For example, I trained two football players; one was an Ex NFL player, and the other was a college football player. They were both...
Christine Martitz On How Athletes Optimize Their Mind & Body For Peak Performance
An Interview With Maria Angelova
Focus on your deep abdominal breathing and mentally repeat a mantra to aid concentration.
As a part of our series about “How Athletes Optimize Their Mind & Body For Peak Performance”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Christine Martitiz....
Priscilla Frederick Loomis On The Workout Routines Of Professional Athletes
An Interview With Maria Angelova
Laser Focus: nothing should distract you from the goal; everything around you should help you achieve your goals. Put on the “hater blocker” shades and chase your dreams with no hesitation.
Professional athletes have to perform at the highest levels....
Elaine Roth On How Pilates Can Improve Your Health and Wellbeing
An Interview With Maria Angelova
Pilates Can Make You Stronger: This past summer, my children wanted to take their bikes down to the beach. To make that happen, I had to build a bike rack and then fit it into my car’s hitch. The bike rack weighed 60 lbs. Thanks to Pilates, I engaged my...
Tianna Strateman Of Club Pilates On How Pilates Can Improve Your Health and Wellbeing
An Interview With Maria Angelova
Pilates can improve your posture — with a focus on the core and supporting muscles, which are all underutilized and underworked in the modern lifestyle, Pilates workouts are designed to truly make you taller.
Pilates was invented around 100 years ago, and it...
Theresa Chiaia On The Workout Routines Of Professional Athletes
An Interview With Maria Angelova
Openness: Being a student always — never stop learning: always learning from those with more experience, different experiences. I learn a lot from colleagues as well as my patients and pass along to other patients. At HSS, we are surrounded by knowledge.
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Lexi Rodriguez On How Pilates Can Improve Your Health and Wellbeing
An Interview With Maria Angelova
Mind body connection: I actually just finished working with my own teacher and in ever single move I have to activate my mind in reference to the muscle I’m focusing on. This mind body connection really shows you how powerful your mind really is.
Pilates was...
Sarah Wilcoxon Of Missouri State University On How Pilates Can Improve Your Health and Wellbeing
An Interview With Maria Angelova
Community. The folks working out at the Pilates studio get to know one another and the instructors. Even my students at the university who take a group Pilates class together, they bond. There’s something about working toward a common goal with other people...
