I'll never forget the day one of my clients asked me why she should thread her straps, lower her foot bar, and pick up the short box herself rather of having me do it all for her. As a Pilates instructor, it's simple for me to understand how everything we do in the studio translates to our daily tasks and lives.

Let's travel back in time to Feel good pilates. When you initially arrive for your lesson, Feel good pilates will show you a few exercises on the reformer and possibly on the mat. A few lessons later, you will be left to your own devices. Of course, there were photos of the exercises on the wall, and they were there to correct and assist anyone who needed it. They would eventually add a few new workouts when the client was prepared to advance, but that was it.No notes. Your routine, the Reformer, and you. This indicates that the client was independent from the start and needed to be sufficiently present in their own body to know what to do.

This kind of operation instilled in the client from the first day that they were in charge of their own workout and security in the studio. The teacher acted merely as a facilitator, a guide, and someone who kept an eye on the client to ensure proper alignment, an efficient workout tempo, and hands-on modifications, among other things. Knowing the sequence of exercises is only a small part of freedom, though.

When you are in touch with your center, the way you pick up the box in the studio will reflect how you pick up your groceries at the store. It requires a lot of problem solving to figure out how to sit on the short box, pick up the strap, and tuck one foot after the other. When we are young, this may come effortlessly to us, but as we age, things like that become more difficult. A different exercise that greatly improves fine motor abilities is setting up the extension straps to perform frogs and circles. Oh my goodness, I could speak about this all day.

Being independent teaches you to be self-sufficient, to realize in your body that you are essentially doing "Going up front" on the High Chair as you climb steps, and to put that knowledge into practice. Alternatively, keep in mind how to use your core when you need to sit up, exactly as you would when performing the Roll Up or Rolling Like a Ball. Being self-reliant and keeping in mind what your instructor instructs you in the studio will greatly assist you in making wise decisions outside of the classroom and so preventing injury.