Some people have described Tim’s group classes as sorcery~ This avid hiker will be conducting his first hiking conditioning workshop at BodyTree studio next month, so we thought we’d find out more about his Pilates journey. Read on! What did you do before you were a Pilates teacher? I was a R&D engineer in the […]
A Bendy Body’s need for Pilates Being a dancer is almost synonymous with being flexible. I’m sure you have chanced across a post on Instagram or the internet of a dancer displaying an insane range of flexibility in a hyper stretch of sorts. Being naturally flexible myself, I honestly never gave it much thought; it […]
In my years of doing Yoga, I took pride in my flexibility and ability to stretch and bend myself into any asanas I see. Naturally, I was always asked to bend more since I am flexible. I seriously hurt my right hamstrings 12 years ago in one of the Hot Yoga classes, when the teacher […]
All of us are not new to the idea of doing a health screening. But have you thought of doing a physical fitness screening? Mobility Fitness Assessment (MFA) consists of 10 exercises and through this assessment you will find out your strengths, weaknesses and imbalances. With that information, it will help us greatly in tailoring […]
As Pilates teachers at Pilates BodyTree, our knowledge about movement has always been peppered with basic anatomy and biomechanics – what muscles should be doing what actions, and how to strengthen and mobilize the right muscles in order to get your body performing at its most efficient. It’s a continuous learning journey, and it is […]
CNN posed this question about the 220km Sahara Desert run: “Would you pay thousands of dollars to spend seven days running under the scorching sun of the Sahara Desert, traversing shifting sand dunes and punishing rocky plateaus for more than 220 kilometers, with all your food and kit affixed to your back?” It sounds impossible […]
CNN posed this question about the 220km Sahara Desert run: “Would you pay thousands of dollars to spend seven days running under the scorching sun of the Sahara Desert, traversing shifting sand dunes and punishing rocky plateaus for more than 220 kilometers, with all your food and kit affixed to your back?” It sounds impossible […]