Hug Pilates & Wellness
08/08/2025
The turning over of a particularly big, beautiful leaf. 🍁
And all my gratitude for it, always.
🫶🏽
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06/09/2025
Ever felt confused about the “right” way to move?
It’s no wonder given the state of things in social media land.
The truth is, YOUR BODY LOVES VARIETY.
Any given movement is not inherently “good” or “bad.” Instead, issues arise when our movement is RESTRICTED.
When we’re not moving ENOUGH in enough DIFFERENT ways.
When we are STAGNANT.
Similarly, from a nutritional standpoint, we’d like to be EXPANDING our (healthy) food repertoire, rather than shrinking it.
We are most nourished when we approach our health from multiple directions and diversify our range in sound ways. 🫶🏽
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05/27/2025
I just listened to a podcast doing a “take down” (their words) of various movement/training programs.
Right off the bat, I wonder if taking other people down is really what we need more of in the world. Wouldn’t building others up be better? Or, why not share what you think is important to share, & leave it at that?
(I’m reminded by my husband that absolutism + controversy sell. That everyone in this space has a stake and a business they are nurturing. That those who make it “big” tend to become targets.)
I see so much confusion, divisiveness, & animosity in our field around what constitutes “evidence-based” training. Which types of movement training are supposedly OK, best, outdated, debunked, etc.
In general, I would suggest any discussion that centers around one supposedly “right” way of doing things often proves problematic.
I am also always surprised that most of these conversations exclude everyone w/any limitation, disability, condition.
We are each unique, & so many factors play into our health and our bodies’ response to stress, including exercise.
I’m not discounting research. I personally consume + stay current w/as much of it as I can, & I strongly feel that this is an important part of our job as practitioners who each trained in some specific way, at some specific point in time. We need to stay apprised of how the information is changing + incorporate that into how we practice – while staying w/in our scope – to the best of our abilities.
AND. I also advocate for taking things on a person-by-person basis + considering the entire human, not *just* the latest data to make their way to the forefront. (Sidenote: Data change/get more nuanced all the time.)
We are complex beings, & we deserve dedicated, multifaceted support.
All this to say, YES to knowing what the studies show + implementing that into our teaching in ways that are appropriate for us and for our clients. And, at the same time, YES to trusting ourselves to get to know the person in front of us and to apply the full skill set/scope we have garnered to the uniquely capable individual that they are.
Lastly + importantly:
Yes to being builders rather than destroyers.
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