Indepth Physio

.physio ‘s own BEGINNER CLINICAL PILATES COURSE launches this Saturday October 2 and we couldn’t be more excited!! We have a full house of keen physios looking to expand their clinical tool box- they will learn over 70 new exercises on mat & equipment combined, learn our “Clinical Pilates Movement Assessment” and be able to develop unique, functional and graded core/ stability programs using the vast repertoire. i
Stay tuned for a sneak peak of the course in action as we channel our inner “Joe Pilates” and go INDEPTH exploring Pilates as a movement modality!
See you “on the springs” this Saturday! We can’t wait to show you how “we physio” here .physio 😊…

HOLD THE PHONES- OR SHOULD WE SAY “THE POINTE SHOES”!
Check out our latest video on —> Common Questions & Challenges with Pre-Pointe Programs!!
Interested in referring a class to be assessed for ? We LOVE it but also say- Hold that thought and check out our latest video first! It is filled with some juicy information that we find is important studios, teachers and parents are aware of before jumping into one of our pre-pointe programs. As health care professionals, we have certain standards that we need to see the dancer achieve before we can give them “medical clearance” for pointework. There are many milestones that are involved in a pre-pointe assessment that many people don’t realize can take some time to achieve. And unfortunately some of these things can’t be rushed. We can only progress the dancer so quickly.
Haven’t mastered two foot rises in parallel yet? Well we won’t be able to progress to one foot work...
Still struggling with balancing on one foot for 10seconds? How do you think they will do in a pointe shoe with a firm shank?!
Struggling with pelvic placement and holding rotation in their plies and basic barre work? They won’t have the control for centre floor...
Fatiguing with 10 rises on one foot at the barre? How do you think this lack of strength will help them get up on their pointe shoe box in centre floor?
We pride ourselves on our Pre-pointe programs and the standards we hold for same. We see HOW many issues can come from not having these foundations BEFORE getting en pointe. Many of the issues we see could have been prevented by refining some of these basic technical milestones first.
Check out our video to learn more about some of the challenges that can arise. LINK HERE & in bio—> https://youtu.be/3EAd20xVysg
TOMORROW WE LOOK AT RISES 101 and show you ALL of the types of TWO foot rises we see in our assessments. Check it out to gain some insider info into where we start with our (you will be amazed at how much can go wrong with such a simple exercise!)

Ahhh yes.... “Square Peg Round Hole” Syndrome. I know this well. This may be the one type of syndrome we don’t typically learn in physio school but tend to find out about it sooner than later just from living life...
So what do you do when you find yourself willing something to happen that just doesn’t seem to want to work out? What do you do when despite all of your energy, re-attempts, brainstorming, re-routes, still do not seem to yield the results you desire?
STOP EVERYTHING AND JUST PRESS PAUSE.
Do not pass go.
Do not collect $200.
This my friends is the Universe saying, “Dude, appreciate the effort but I’m really trying to make it obvious for you that you just need to wait. Trust Me”.
I have been in this situation COUNTLESS of times (also currently in it). You know me- always have a project (or several) on the go. Always dreaming, always planning for the next thing. Well there have been many times where no matter how hard I freakin try, it’s just a serious case of “square peg in round hole syndrome” and I just need to leave it alone...for a bit...
Do not confuse this with giving up. This is just pressing pause. And you know what? There is usually good reason why something is not working out. Will you know WHY it’s not working out at the time? Likely not. But believe me, at some point down the road- maybe when it finally DOES work out- you will be grateful that it never ended up happening when you originally wanted it to. And you know what else? It will likely end up working out even BETTER than you had originally planned.
I will give you a prime example. [CONTINUED IN THE COMMENTS]

GETTIN’ HIPPY (NOT TIPPY) WITH IT this week on !!
Did you know there is a proper way to set up your hips in a lunge? In a step up? Doing stairs? Even just transferring your weight from one leg to another? In this week’s soapbox video, we give you an easy hack of how to assess your own hip alignment in your workouts. Spoiler alert: You WILL have one hip that is weaker/ unable to keep the hips from tipping! This is SO important to retrain and teach the hips not to tip to prevent imbalances/ future injury. Having good hip stability is SO CRUCIAL to have in ANY weight-bearing activity- not to mention having EQUAL stability side to side.
It’s such an easy at home fix that EVERYONE should be “gettin hippy with it”!!
Check out the link here and check out how “tippy” you actually are!! —> https://youtu.be/KxiM3LyZLe8
Enjoy!!