24/12/2025
5️⃣’TRENDS’ I AVOID (as a movement practitioner)
For those who want to move with confidence, not pressure. When you want movement that feels supportive, not another trend to keep up with.
Pilates isn’t about trends, perfection or pushing harder. It’s about feeling more connected, more capable and more at ease in YOUR body - exactly as it is today! That’s the kind of movement that lasts!
1️⃣ ACTIVEWEAR 🎽
Comfort, ease and freedom of movement matters the most. If you can move and breathe comfortably, you’ll be fine.
Don’t get me wrong I have a few active wear items (big fan of Nike!) BUT I don’t need them to practice; at home I practice in my jammies and likely would do the same in public, if it wasn’t frowned upon!
2️⃣ NO PAIN, NO GAIN 😖
Pilates works through awareness, control and consistency - not pain. Feeling supported and strong is the goal.
I want classes that end with me feeling energised and aligned, not exhausted and in agony.
3️⃣ FLEXIBILITY 🤸♀️
Flexibility isn’t a requirement - it can however be an outcome of regular practice. Pilates supports mobility in a safe, gradual, progressive way.
Through time you’ll notice everyday tasks get a bit easier - bending, reaching, getting off the floor!
4️⃣ ALL ABOUT MOVEMENT 🫁
Pilates is a mind and body practice. Breath, focus and movement working TOGETHER. When the connection clicks, the body can often move with ease.
Once you get into the swing of things you stop overthinking the movement, the breathing - it becomes a flow, almost like a moving meditation!
5️⃣ BODY CONFORMITY 🦸♀️
Your body does NOT need to be a certain shoe, sir or anything. Pilates is about listening, responding and building trust with YOUR body. Confidence grows when movement feels supportive.
Your mindset becomes moving because it feels good - not because you’re trying to be someone else. And because it feels good, you do it more!
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