Pilates with Marina

Are you looking for some hip stability? Hikers/runners, want to improve your downhill descents? And the rest of you, just get downstairs in one piece? Here is an amazing list, for the very fit - add the BOSU. For the rest of you, work your way up. Though this workout is not exactly Pilates, it's very much Pilates inspired (all the bridges etc), especially when you are mindful of your core.

Welcome back to Pilates with Marina, friends! I love all these exercises and do them anywhere.

Are you looking for some hip stability? Hikers/runners, want to improve your downhill descents? And the rest of you, just get downstairs in one piece? Here is an amazing list, for the very fit - add the BOSU. For the rest of you, work your way up. Though this workout is not exactly Pilates, it's very much Pilates inspired (all the bridges etc), especially when you are mindful of your core.

Welcome back to Pilates with Marina, friends! I love all these exercises and do them anywhere.

Healthy, tasty, and in-season dinner tonight: wild salmon, fennel, and oranges. Try it, it was delicious and took all of 20 minutes! I roasted the fennel a bit in the same pan so it would not be too crunchy, and you can add a side of quinoa. http://www.bonappetit.com//pan-roasted-salmon-with-fennel-

What a wonderful piece of writing about running, the connection between exercise and motivation, and about life, from Haruki Murakami. Here is a little snippet: "Now, whenever I feel like I don’t want to run, I always ask myself the same thing: You’re able to make a living as a novelist, working at home, setting your own hours. You don’t have to commute on a packed train or sit through boring meetings. Don’t you realize how fortunate you are? Compared with that, running an hour around the neighborhood is nothing, right? Then I lace up my running shoes and set off without hesitating."

Healthy, tasty, and in-season dinner tonight: wild salmon, fennel, and oranges. Try it, it was delicious and took all of 20 minutes! I roasted the fennel a bit in the same pan so it would not be too crunchy, and you can add a side of quinoa. http://www.bonappetit.com//pan-roasted-salmon-with-fennel-

As of today, I am DONE with all requirements of my Power Pilates Comprehensive Teacher certification! A HUGE thank you to all of you who have walked beside me on this journey. Here are some ways you can celebrate with me: Today: 9:30 am - Pilates Mat at Reach Fitness Club 5:30 pm - Reformer at Evolve Los Altos Tomorrow: ... 12 noon - Beginner Pilates Mat at Evolve Los Altos See more

So grateful at the end of an awesome work week for being able to do what I love. Thank you to all of my clients, teachers, and family for helping me achieve my full potential. I love you all!

What a weekend coming up! Friday: 9 am Reformer class Saturday: 9:30 am Reformer, then 11 am Mat Class, all at Evolve Classical Pilates. Sunday, special treat: 9:45 am Mat Pilates for All at my synagogue, Etz Chaim in Palo Alto. So psyched for all these teaching opportunities.

Happy New Year to all Pilates with Marina fans! Start the year right and come to my Thursday 6 pm Reformer class tomorrow, at Evolve Classical Pilates in Los Altos. Starting this Friday, I also teach 9 am Classical Reformer Fundamentals - bring a friend!

Thanks to my student and colleague, Tony Santangelo for sharing this Huff post article. I couldn't help but notice.... it's the Zone Diet (isn't it?)... "30 percent fat, 30 percent protein, and about 40 percent low starch vegetables and fruits (carbohydrates). " Have any of you followed this ratio, whether consciously or unconsciously?

Jennifer Kries is a well known Pilates instructor and she writes about this week's news out of Lululemon.... I may have to rethink my work uniform. What do you think about this controversy?

Come to my 6:30 pm Mixed Equipment class tonight at Evolve Los Altos. We play with Tower and Wunda Chair, then throw in a little bit of Spine Corrector and Magic Circle into the mix!

I love to cook as much as I do PIlates. If you eat healthy and work out too, your resolve can lag after a while..... that's when I make a bit of homemade ice cream as my post-workout motivation! Just a little bit really satisfies. Apricot season is here, so today I am trying this recipe: http://pastrystudio.blogspot.com//07/apricot-ice-cream.html

South Bay peeps: Come to Planet Granite Sunnyvale at noon today for my Pilates class teaching demo! Everyone else: wish me luck. :)