by Tara Krolczyk, Featured Athlete | As we get older and less mobile due to lifestyle changes, some of us may notice less agility and flexibility of joints and muscles. Don’t throw in the towel and go with the most accessible excuse, “I’m just getting old.” There’s still hope — you can gain flexibility and mobility back in your joints and muscles at any age, and the Side Kick Series is a great way to get started…
Pilates On the Go: Crisscross
October 9, 2010 By 2 Comments
by Tara Krolczyk, Featured Athlete | If you have been working at the four previous exercises in the “Stomach Series”, your abdominals are probably looking quite “fine” and you may notice core strength is beginning to make a difference in your daily chores and activities…
Learning New Things
August 27, 2010 By 2 Comments
by Dina Mishev, Featured Athlete | It’s August. I should be well into biking 10,400 miles as a way to spread the word and raise money for the non-profit I founded earlier this year, Never Too Weak to Wander. Instead, I’m practicing my forehand (and backhand and serve and volley) and learning how to engage my powerhouse while rolling like a ball and doing the 100…
Pilates On the Go: Double Straight Leg Stretch
May 27, 2010 By 1 Comment
by Tara Krolczyk, Featured Athlete | Maybe you are beginning to notice some impressive results from the stomach series. So let’s take it up a notch with the Double Straight Leg Stretch. This fourth exercise in the stomach series targets the “powerhouse” to the extreme…
Pilates On the Go: Single Straight Leg Stretch
April 5, 2010 By 2 Comments
by Tara Krolczyk, Featured Athlete | Now that Spring is here, many of us are looking forward to getting outside and doing a little more biking, running, surfing, hiking, etc. All of your outdoor activities can keep you lighter on your feet, and a strong core can help you avoid injuries…
Student of Life, Student for Life
March 9, 2010 By 6 Comments
by Adri Kaiser, Featured Athlete | Ever since yoga has been a part of my life I felt the need to learn more about this amazing tradition and way of life. To many of my friends and family members, it seems that I finish a training and then enroll in another one… Some think I am crazy; I like to think I am a student for life…
Pilates On the Go: Double Leg Stretch
February 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
by Tara Krolczyk, Featured Athlete | It’s the month of love… time to give those abdominals some extra love and attention! Continuing on with our stomach series is a great way to give yourself some tender loving care. The Double Leg Stretch, which is the second exercise in the stomach series…
Pilates On the Go: Single Leg Stretch
January 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
by Tara Krolczyk, Featured Athlete | Whether you are shoveling snow, skiing in the mountains, running the trails, or getting bikini-ready for that spring break vacation, the Pilates “stomach series” is a great way to strengthen and tone the core. Better core strength means fewer back, neck, and hip injuries…
Pilates On the Go: Rolling Like a Ball
December 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
by Tara Krolczyk, Pilates & Yoga Instructor | Think back to your childhood days when you could drop down at the top of a grassy hill, and tumble and roll, giggling uncontrollably, until you reached the bottom… Well, Rolling Like a Ball will bring back some of those memories and release some endorphins at the same time…
Pilates On the Go: Single Leg Circles
November 4, 2009 By 2 Comments
by Tara Krolczyk, Pilates & Yoga Instructor | Let’s keep the flow going with the third exercise in the Pilates series, Single Leg Circles. The Single Leg Circles exercise works the outer and inner thigh, and stretches and strengthens the leg from the hip joint…
