Getting ready to run a marathon, purchase a ski pass for the winter season, or join in the Portland Bridge Pedal? The STOTT PILATES® Jumpboard™ is a Reformer accessory that mimics the surface of the floor or ground and is often used for plyometric training. It's a great prop to … Read more about Bump-Up a Pilates Workout with Jumps
This month you'll see a new face at Pacific Northwest Pilates. We're excited to announce Alex Ballard of Ballard Movement Arts will move to Pacific Northwest Pilates and bring Gyrotonic® instruction and Alexander Technique to our studio. Who Is Alex? Alex brings 40+ years of experience to his … Read more about Moving to PNWP | Gyrotonic® & Alexander Technique
Bowed legs (genu verum) is and outward bowing at the knee—the lower leg is angled inward (medially) in relation to the femur's axis, giving the limb overall the appearance of an archer's bow. In the video, Melanie explains bow legged alignment and why a movement specialist must adjust and modify … Read more about Bend Your Pilates for a Bow-Legged Body
Slips, trips, and falls can happen to anyone. Here, Melanie explains how building better capacity in all planes may help to prevent small falls and mishaps from becoming big … Read more about Falling Down Much? | Build Up Capacity
Pacific Northwest Pilates offers an option for those needing assistance with in-studio group reformer class registration. For a fee, you can be pre-registered into classes by a PNWP staff member before the public launch date.Pre-registration helps you: Improve your chances of getting into popular … Read more about Concierge Service for Group Reformer Registration
Whether clients are born with hypermobility (greater than average range of motion in joints) or have acquired it through a condition such as MS or a stroke, hypermobility can be a tricky balancing act. Hyperextension of the knee is just an example. Melanie Byford-Young shares how to continuously … Read more about Helpful Tips | Hypermobile Knees
Melanie provides great tips, cues and insight as to how to strengthen the torso and cervical spine in multi-planar and multi-loaded ways using the Split Pedal Stability … Read more about Yes! Strengthen the neck.
Movement instructors are often vexed when teaching a client who has poor proprioception (a.k.a. low body awareness) and/or by someone who claims that they "don't feel anything." Melanie encourages movement instructors to think differently when working with clients with less body awareness and … Read more about No Proprioception? Reframe the Aim.