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The PNWP Blog
Thoughts and tips about the world of Pilates, from the experts at Pacific Northwest Pilates in Portland, Oregon
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Travel Tips to Keep a Pilates Body
Tricks for Surviving an 18-inch Airline Seat After a year of being cooped-up, I dream about travel to … Read more
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PNWP Mask Guidelines | May 2021
Below are our guidelines required for an individual to remove their mask in the studio: 1. Show proof vaccination. a. … Read more
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We’re Hiring: Experienced Pilates Instructor
Pacific Northwest Pilates (PNWP) is Portland’s premier Pilates studio and licensed STOTT PILATES® education center for top-level fitness training. We … Read more
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Therapeutic Pilates | The Clavicle
Give it up for the clavicle, the beautiful S-shaped bone that mirrors the ribcage and allows for a large range … Read more
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Focus on Fascia
PNWP Owner Melanie Byford-Young brings the Merrithew™Fascial Movement Foundation Course, Level 1 to Pacific NW Pilates. Designed especially for fitness, … Read more
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Therapeutic Pilates | Hypermobility & Shoulder Stability
In this episode, learn how to safely stabilize the shoulder and keep hyperextension of the shoulder and elbow from occurring. … Read more
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Therapeutic Pilates | Hip Replacements
In the last five years non-traditional approaches to hip replacements are becoming mainstream and tailored more to each client’s condition. … Read more
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Prenatal Pilates: An Instructor Do-and-Don’t List
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and IDEA Health & Fitness—the world’s largest association for health and fitness … Read more
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Couples Sweat Together While They Stay Together
Like never before, couples at PNWP are doing Pilates together. Online and in the studio, PNWP instructors are teaching more … Read more
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New Year fitness resolution? Think bigger. Step smaller.
“Getting fit” is always one of my top New Year’s resolutions. Each year I decide what it will take … Read more
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Melanie puts the FUN in Functional Anatomy!
I get to teach Fundamental Anatomy again! I love applied anatomy, biomechanics, arthrokinematics, brain science, fascial science and everything that … Read more
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PNWP Thank You & Appreciation Week: September 28th – October 3rd
Dear Friends of PNWP, For the last six months, Pacific Northwest Pilates has met the impacts of a global pandemic, … Read more
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