Body Redefined

@gratz_pilates Apparatus Of The Month: The Wunda Chair The smallest and mightiest of all the Pilates apparatus. ... This little chair will challenge you in unexpected way. This is one of the most versatile pieces of apparatus that creates a wonderful balance of strength and control in unexpected and challenging ways. #pilates #apparatus #gratz #teamgratz #goals #glutes #legs #abs #core #workout #monday #exercise #strength #bodyweightworkout #springs #challenge #newyear #pilateslovers #pilatesgirl #instructor #trainer #pilatesbody

Teaching with a view. One of my favorite things about the studio are the large windows and the amazing sunrise and sunset views that we get while doing our Pilates. #pilateslovers #sunset #winter #weather #spring #trees #sunset #sunrise #windows #view #pilates #pilatesanytime #pilatesbody #studio #peace #happyplace #workout #inlandempire #ranchocucamonga #rancho

Of course my animal appear in about half of the Top 9 of 2020. It has been quite a year with many ups and downs. This year has taught me a great deal and gave me so much to be greatful for...this was supposed to be the year of progress and growth but it became the year of being more thankful than ever for what I already have. #newyear #thankful #greatful #blessed #support #pilates #canecorso #pitbull #littlethings #love #stayhome #happy #loved #2020 #2021 #year #top9

A quick little routine on @gratz_pilates Arm Chair. This is one of my favorite pieces of apparatus to use when I need to connect to my center and open up my back and shoulders. #pilatesmat #pilates #armchair #babychair #pilatesanytime #pilatesbody #pilatesfun #pilateslovers #pilatesinstructor #pilateslife #pilatesgirl #gratz #teamgratz #goals #movedaily

A little bit of work on @gratz_pilates Arm Chair, one of my favorite pieces of apparatus. When I really need to open up my back and shoulders this is my go to routine. #pilateslovers #pilatesgirl #instructor #workout #springs #arms #pilatesmat #pilates #armchair #babychair #pilatesanytime #spine #length #movedaily #pilateslovers #pilatesbody #gratz #teamgratz #gratzpilates

The sunrises and sunsets have been unreal the last few days. This pink fluffy evening sky is amazing! #pink #clouds #pinksky #fluffyclouds #sunset #evening #newyear #freshair #getoutside #run #path #trail #love #unreal #nofilter #diamonds #sparkly #shinysky #lights #nature #naturallight

Pilates is the only exercise method that I have found that brings our weaknesses right to the surface right down to the smallest detail. Pilates has highlighted for me things that I really needed to work on in my own body that I have never really been made aware of before. One of my biggest weaknesses is keeping my pelvis even and stable and allowing my legs to move from the hip joint and not the pelvis/hip flexors/lower back.... The wonderful thing about Pilates is that it makes you aware of what you need to work on in your body and has all the exercises and pieces of apparatus to help you to quickly and efficiently work on what your body needs. #pilates #pilatesanytime #pilatesbody #pilatesfun #pilatesgirl #matpilates #pilatesmat #hipthruster #plank #stretch #abs #glutes #control #symmetry #posture #legs #gratz #teamgratz #goals #strength #weakness #strengthtraining #lift

Some times the smallest changes make a big difference. I've been working more on my feet and how they connect to my knee alignment and hips. Playing around with different positions and tools during different exercises. On this exercise my goal.is to keep my feet down, weight evenly distributed throughout the foot and toes staying long, stretches, and down on the mat. ... Video #1: I placed the magic circle flat on the mat between the sides of my feet. I felt I greater connection to my inner thighs and it was harder to keep my toes from scrunching and my feet staying down. Video #2: I placed the circle between my ankles. I felt a greater connection to my glutes and it was easier to keep my feet down, flat, and even. The exercise done in Video 1 is something I definitely need to work on as I need more engagement throughout my inner thighs in general, and I need to work more on finding length through my feet. #pilateslovers #pilatesgirl #pilatesbody #pilatesfun #pilates #pilatesanytime #wunda #stretch #feet #toes #magiccircle #practice #refine #mindbody #move #gratz #teamgratz #goals #glutes #legs #abs #situp #core #abs

The @gratz_pilates Archival Reformer has really changed my connection and feel of so many exercises. It has challenged and supported me in different ways that have become very beneficial to my Pilates practice. #reformer #reformerpilates #pilatesgirl #pilates #archival #gratz #gratzpilates #teamgratz #exercisescience #horseback #challenge #control #strength #powerhouse #abs #core #josephpilates #romana #pilateslovers

Small changes and sources of effort can make all the difference. . What do you see here that I did differently? Where did I place most of the effort in my body in this exercise? What was the outcome of these changes?... . Finding the right placement, find the right source of movement, and thinking about what you are trying to accomplish with the exercise is what getting the most out of your Pilates practice is all about. . . . #pilateslovers #pilates #why #thougthfull #movewithpurpose #purpose #pilatesmat #mat #gratz #spinestretch #posture #alignment #form #movedaily #workout #springs #pilatesfit #pilatesbody #pilatesclass #gratzpilates #pilatesgirl #instructor #trainer #pt See more

My favorite side kick series combo with the magic circle. - . 1. Front/Back 2. Up/Down 3. Little Circles... 4. Bicycle . 5. Don't have a name for this one but I love the length I find in my leg and connection to the powerhouse. I'll call it Side Kicks One Leg Press Down. - Out of all the different side kick series exercises which are your favorite? See more

As a Pilates instructor the greatest tool that I have to give my clients the most out of their sessions is the apparatus. - The apparatus is the most important tool that we as instructors have to truely maximize what we are able to teach our clients. - I have worked on @gratz_pilates since my teens, and it is what I teach on. - To me Gratz apparatus allows me to be the best Pilates instructor that I can be. Their apparatus put into motion what it is that I instructor my clie...nts to do. The science behind @gratz_pilates apparatus is what brings the practice of Pilates to life. - Check out their site, gallery and featured studio. I am grateful to be part of the Gratz family and to bring the experience of working on their apparatus to my clients. - . . . #pilates #pilatesanytime #pilatesbody #gratz #gratzpilates #teamgratz #grarzfamily #pilatesgirl #instructor #tools #craft #apparatus #workout #classical #authentic #joepilates #josephpilates #toolsofthetrade #maximizeoutcome #change #progress #movement See more

Some times the smallest changes make a big difference. I've been working more on my feet and how they connect to my knee alignment and hips. Playing around with different positions and tools during different exercises. On this exercise my goal.is to keep my feet down, weight evenly distributed throughout the foot and toes staying long, stretches, and down on the mat. ... Video #1: I placed the magic circle flat on the mat between the sides of my feet. I felt I greater connection to my inner thighs and it was harder to keep my toes from scrunching and my feet staying down. Video #2: I placed the circle between my ankles. I felt a greater connection to my glutes and it was easier to keep my feet down, flat, and even. The exercise done in Video 1 is something I definitely need to work on as I need more engagement throughout my inner thighs in general, and I need to work more on finding length through my feet. #pilateslovers #pilatesgirl #pilatesbody #pilatesfun #pilates #pilatesanytime #wunda #stretch #feet #toes #magiccircle #practice #refine #mindbody #move #gratz #teamgratz #goals #glutes #legs #abs #situp #core #stability #strength #training

These super windy days make for a great background during today's sessions with @msisonwright. . Todays cadillac session is exactly what my body needed. - . #pilatesmat #pilates #cadillac #wind #windows #background #sunny #fall #leaves #fallcolors #pilateslovers #pilatesgirl #instructor #workout #springs #pilatesfit #pilatesbody #pictureperfect #picture #frame #energy #afternoon #trees #socal

While the studio remains closed we will continue to keep it going virtually! - . Join us for one of our virtual group classes or schedule a private or duet session (also offering 30 minute private and duet sessions). . Thank you to those who are continuing to support the studio virtually, we all miss being in the studio and prefer our in studio sessions but we gotta make the best that we can out of our current circumstances . -... . Thank you to the new clients who have started their Pilates practice recently and were willing to start virtually instead of in studio. - . #pilateslovers #smallbusiness #virtual #athome #stayhome #pilates #zoom #online #home #homebodies #homeworkout #shoplocal #pilatesclass #club #ie #inlandempire #rancho #exercise #abs #powerhouse #posture #stayhealthy See more

Michael Levy said this a few years ago during a basic seminar to a new group of @romanapilates apprentices. This is something I always keep in my head when working with clients. - . What Michael said makes so much sense. Pilates is about movement, the client has to move and keep moving in order for us to have something to correct and teach and the client then will have something to do and learn. - . How often have we done this or have seen other teacher do this....you spen...d so much time fixing and adjust and going over the clients form as they just sit or lay there. With all this adjust with the client being still by the time you tell them to move they don't even know how cause they cannot maintain all of your adjustments, or once they start to move they completely lose all the adjustments you made. - . All of your corrections, tweaks, teaching, and adjustments should ideally happen as the client is doing the exercise. Do not take too long to set them up into the exercise and allow them to start moving. If they are not moving then how do you know as a movement teacher what you need to teach and what their body needs? How can a client learn an exercise method based on movement if they are not actually doing the movements to see and feel what is happening in their bodies? - . Keep it simple, keep the client moving, and teach based on their movements. - . #pilateslovers #monday #motivation #mondayvibes #goodmorning #goodvibes #pilates #romanaspilates #pilatesclass #teacher #movement #exercise #gratz #keepmoving #pilatesteacher #movedaily #yoga #health #fitness #fitnessmotivation #challenge #apprentice See more

Knee Stretches....no matter how many years you have done Pilates for this will always remain as one of the most challenging exercises to do. . #pilatesmat #mat #gratz #pilateslovers #pilatesbody #pilatesfit #pilates #reformer #reformerpilates #pilatesgirl #cardio #muscleendurance #training #strength #fasttwitch #slowtwitch #mindbody #move #workout #fitfam #fitness #health #bodyweight

These 2 might love @gratz_pilates Cadillac more than I do. . #puppy #canecorsopuppy #gentlegiant #corso #pittielove #rescuedog #shelterdog #adoptdontshop #inseperable #pilates #pilatesanytime #pilatesbody #pitbull #staffordshirebullterrier #staffy #canecorso

Light .....and lots of it. Lots of natural light is my top must have for a work environment. I love the space as the morning light starts to come in and the energy that the afternoon sun give it. . #pilateslovers #pilatesgirl #instructor #rancho #gym #fitness #exercise #ie #inlandempire #workout #sunlight #light #energy #warm #inviting #happy #decor #hiit #cardio #lift #work #workspace #musthave #interiordesign

My favorite way to Teaser....on the Cadillac with the push through bar and 1 spring at the bottom. - . I have a few spots in my spine that do not want to lift the way that I would like them to, having the spring attached from the bottom helps me find all the lift that I need! - . #teasertuesday #teaser #pilates #pilatesanytime #wunda #pilateslovers #pilatesgirl #instructor #workout #abs #leglifts #legsprings #gratz #gratzpilates #pilatesbody #pilatesfun #effort #posture #alignmemt #coordination

Love getting texts like these from clients. Even during the studio closure this lady right here, @rozeerosie has stayed committed to her Pilates routine week after week and month after month. - . Not only is she getting stronger and most flexible but a lot of the aches and pains that she used to have are going away! - . And being able to impress a teenage gymnast with your new found flexibility is no easy thing!... - . #pilateslovers #pilatesgirl #progress #goals #intention #commitment #dailypractice #practicemakesperfect #stretch #flexibility #pilates #virtual #zoom #virtualsessions #pilatesmat #homeworkout #realpilates #joepilates #strength See more

The Sari into Balance Control - . I love this connection between these 2 exercises and how it translates into so many other exercises like Overhead, Jacknife, Corkscrew, and Long Spine Massage. . This helps to work on finding lift and length through the spine and powerhouse when we take our legs up and over our bodies. ... . #pilateslovers #pilatesgirl #inversion #upsidedown #control #stretch #strength #powerhouse #abs #core #glutes #lift #bodyweightworkout #athleta #calisthenics #gratz #cadillac #pilatesmat #legit #contrology #contrologia See more

Yesterday's @romanapilates Virtual CPE was fabulous! - I missed getting to see everyone in person, for some of us getting together at CPE is the only time we get to see each other, but it was great to have friends from all over the US, Europe, Asia & Australia get to be a part of this. . Thank you @trishpilates for keeping things organized and moving along smoothly and to @cynthialochard_pilates & @msisonwright for sharing your knowledge. - Though I do my weekly lessons wi...th @trishpilates & @msisonwright and learn so much during those sessions and throughout the years of gaining more experienceas a teachers and knowledgein my lessons, I always love the CPE, there is always something about it that re-energizes me. . #pilateslovers #truepilates #cpe #romanaspilates #us #international #colleagues #friends #australia #europe #asia #pilatescommunity #united #loveall See more