Comments on: Pilates: Is it for You?

By: Molly

Molly — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:50:51 +0000

Hi Kirsten:
How many days per week do you take Pilates? It must be working because you looked amazing at Lindsay’s wedding!

By: Molly

Molly — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:49:53 +0000

Hi Annalee:

Jennifer has some new DVDs coming out next week. I’m getting my copy today. Check out her website…let us know what you think.

By: Molly

Molly — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:49:08 +0000

Laurie:

How many times per week are you taking Pilates? And, how has it helped you? Please let us know and the next time we come to Oklahoma I promise to take it with you…

By: Molly

Molly — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:48:02 +0000

Iliana:

Are you keeping up with your Pilates now? How do you feel it affects your body? We’d love to hear…

By: Molly

Molly — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:46:38 +0000

Lynn:
In what ways do you fell Pilates has helped you? Can you please with us?

By: Molly

Molly — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:17:47 +0000

Wow…everyone should read about your experience. Thanks so much for sharing it with us Robin!

By: Robin Parr

Robin Parr — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:40:19 +0000

Molly…can’t believe you posted the Pilates scoop and then called me to see about my upcoming knee replacement surgery. I was excited to tell you once I had decided on the surgery I would be the good patient and get my knee in shape to help with my recovery. That was two months ago. Well after two months of 2 to 3 times a week pilates…I have had to cancel the surgery.. No pain…No swelling. What the hell happened. I was bone on bone lots of pain and swelling. (Molly you know I was hurting for me to agree to surgery).

Phil, my in home ortho man, started noticing hqw great I was doing. He asked me two weeks ago how much pain I was having. I thought about it and said “None”. His reply “Cancel the damn surgery if your not hurting don’t do it.” Yeah…. Honestly my posture is better, I can actually see behind me when I turn my head to back up the car.. Unfortunately $2600.00 to late, Two months ago I backed into my son’s truck oops. Best of all my back stopped hurting. Geezee Peezee I sound like I was a mess.

Oh well bottom line I love my Pilates and would even more if it could help me remember stuff….love all robin

By: Molly

Molly — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:25:38 +0000

Iliana: I don’t think you should “walk away” from strength training–ever. It’s important to mix it up–include cardio and strength in your weekly routine…but always pay attention to your body and listen to what it tells you. I don’t particularly LIKE doing Pilates (you all know how much I hate ab work) but I know it’s something that will be tremendous benefit to me in the future. Let us know how you feel once you’re back in the swing of it. Thanks for the comment! Molly

By: lynn Pecora

lynn Pecora — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:19 +0000

Molly, I am a firm believer in “mixing it up”. I am not a yoga person and found Pilates to be a nice mix of the two. I have a reformer machine at home and once you become more familiar with the exercises using the machine adds another dimension to the exercises. I have not tried the Wundu ? spelling chair but know people who love it.
Again, more challenging. Have fun exploring!

By: Iliana Wiechmann

Iliana Wiechmann — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:55:30 +0000

I’m so glad you wrote this article! I had been doing Pilates for several years and got out of the routine about a year and a half ago.

I became totally out of balance.That’s why I recently returned to Pilates.
I now do strength training at the gym and Pilates in a studio.I hope to eventually just do Pilates. I’m not brave enough to walk away from weight training yet.
I do believe Pilates is going to be the healthiest path for me,long term. Thanks for introducing us to Jennifer Kries’ videos.

Your article just reinforces what I already knew.
I plan on keeping Pilates in my workout routine!