Stop chasing the “magic exercises” and “magic recipe” of what to do with your clients who experience low back pain – it does not exist. One exercise can have a beneficial outcome for one person and a negative outcome for another. Read More
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The Best Tools to Maximize Your Pilates Assessment
Advance your assessment skills with Brent Anderson! When assessing the Goal-Post, the client is asked to do three things: Stand up against the wall with their head against the wall, Bring the arms to 90/90, Bring the arms into a high “V” position.
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Assessing the Full Squat
How do we know what is important? How do we understand what we see?
Polestar Founder Brent Anderson walks you through assessing the full squat. Read More
The Best Teachers Teach in the Moment
How would you describe your presence in the Pilates Studio? Cheerful, affectionate, grounded, powerful, indulgent? I always find it amazing that two Pilates teachers can lead the same exercise, using similar cues, yet one of them leaves you feeling great and the other falls flat. This is the nuance that presence brings to a session.Read More
How To Keep Your Groove After Two Hip Replacements wit Pilates
When you realize “I’m just not moving” someone needs to have a look. I started Pilates at the Polestar Physical Therapy Center in Miami, Florida. We thought “let’s try something new, a new way to exercise”. Two hip replacements later – I Can Move!Read More
How to Motivate your Clients to Keep Moving
Adherence to an exercise program like Pilates is fundamental to ensuring the healthy objectives the practice generates are obtained. Explore the influences, variables, and tools you can implement in your teaching to motivate your clients. Read More
