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How to Do Five Simple Foam Roller Exercises for Shoulders, Back and Core
Why use a foam roller in a Pilates mat class? And what exercises can I do at home with a foam roller? Mat Pilates and foam rollers are a...
Laura Bond Williams
Jul 19, 20243 min read


How to Do Pilates for Free This Summer
My rapport with my private students sometimes goes something like this: Them: [talking about their dog while doing footwork on the...
Laura Bond Williams
Jun 6, 20242 min read


How Exercise Becomes Your Happy Hour and Your Healthy Hour
Ah the happy hour: that space in between work and home, usually between the hours of 4:30 and 7 p.m. (When my kids were little, those...
Laura Bond Williams
May 20, 20242 min read


Five Mental Benefits of Getting Started with Exercise
When you start a new exercise program, you are eager for change. We may feel like it can’t happen fast enough. I started taking Pilates...
Laura Bond Williams
May 1, 20243 min read


Why I Started Pilates
Sometimes we are one thought away from a life-changing decision. If you're expecting a "love at first sight" story, it's not. The first...
Laura Bond Williams
Apr 16, 20242 min read


How to Have a Healthier Mindset about Exercise
One spring I enjoyed a large splashy event celebrating women’s accomplishments in business. I was wearing several "hats" at the time:...
Laura Bond Williams
Apr 10, 20244 min read


How to Get Stronger with Pilates
In a mat Pilates class, the load on your muscles comes from the weight of your head, arms, legs while sitting, standing, lying down...

Laura Bond Williams
Mar 22, 20242 min read


How to Make Pilates Moderate Intensity Exercise
Exercise is self-care. We are born to move, and our brains reward us when we learn new ways to move. As modern lifestyles became more...

Laura Bond Williams
Mar 22, 20242 min read


How to Increase Desire for Exercise
Backstory: At a wellness fair last year, we* met dozens of people ages 25 - 65 and taught them simple activities to test strength,...

Laura Bond Williams
Feb 6, 20243 min read


How to Do Pilates for Free
Doing Pilates for free is pretty simple. First, decide you're going to learn Pilates. Here's a few ways to learn and do Pilates for free...

Laura Bond Williams
Jan 30, 20243 min read
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