PILATAY

04/02/2026

Just hanging out. 🙃

I love these bars so much. I’m seriously considering trying to convince my partner to install some in our apartment.

Fun fact: Part of Joseph Pilates concept for his Contrology system was incorporating movement and exercise into our everyday lives. Some of the equipment he created even doubled as furniture.

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Vid Sped x 2

04/02/2026

I really enjoy Threads. Vomiting out thoughts without any consideration or context is cathartic.

Pilates people tend to take themselves very seriously. They should stop that. …oh, that’s a good thread. Be right back.

Love you, Pilates lovers. I hope you have a magical day filled with complete breaths and full range movements.

03/31/2026

A tale of two Pilates regulars.

03/29/2026

03/27/2026

Pilates isn’t about being “skinny” or “long and lean” or “toned.”

It’s balanced muscular development, movement in full ranges, and mind-body coordination.

People like the way their bodies look and feel from Pilates because they are balanced. Mobile. Optimized. Strong.

To the red pilled manosphere who say women should be doing Pilates daily to stay soft and feminine, I would like to give a big, fat, masculine 🖕🏼. Disrespectfully.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

03/26/2026

Hi Pilates lovers. Which one? Tag a Pilates bestie.

Love you. Mean it. 🫶🏼❤️🥰

03/25/2026

It’s about the journey.

I love this because it’s the effort that counts.

The juice is in the journey. Once you reach the destination, the “finish” line moves again.

That’s the thing with Pilates. There is no “end.”

One of the things you start to notice as you develop a true Pilates body is at the same exercises actually get harder. As you get stronger, create more internal connections, and learn to work deeper, an exercise that once felt like no effort at all will suddenly have you shaking and sweating.

Anyway, my wish for you and your Pilates practice today is that you don’t get discouraged by not being able to reach that end point. But that you instead enjoy the journey and remember that it’s the trying the counts.

03/24/2026

Go do this and report back.

“Up to 80 years, everyone should be able to touch the floor with both palms without bending the knees. And in order that they may be able to do that, I advised them to start it right now, whether they are six months or 60 years, running around the room on all fours, like an animal, palms flat on the floor, knees, unbending.”

Joseph Pilates was featured in an article from Reader’s Digest in October 1934. You can find it on Jonathan Grubbs Joseph’s legacy page.

03/23/2026

This method is recommended for home workouts, only, with the camera turned off. 🩲

If Joseph Pilates worked out in nothing, besides his skimpy little exercise shorts, then you can too.

03/22/2026

Random weird stuff I’ve said recently 🤷🏼‍♀️ Pilates lovers get me.

03/20/2026

In this article, Joseph Pilates talks about how to bring movement, stretching and breathing into your everyday life.

He also describes a sleep ritual for better rest, and a “painless way to exercise while brushing your hair.”

He goes as far as to say he doesn’t exercise: “Me? I never do exercises. In fact, don’t believe in them!“

The writer then says, “I asked Joe what he meant. Wasn’t he teaching exercise?”

Joe answered, “Not the way you mean, “He explained. “You don’t have to do exercises if you’re normal and use your body in a normal way. I’ve had pupils come back after six or seven years go through my whole routine. It’s like riding a bicycle or swimming once you learn how you never forget exercises are only useful and learning to use your body the right way I never do exercises except for demonstrations or for movies like these. I eat and drink all I want, but I can do any of my exercises whenever I feel like it. Watch. (He rolls down in places his hands flat on the floor and walked around the room on all fours.)

“The reason practically everybody is abnormal – deformed,“ he said, “is because we haven’t any common sense about ourselves. You see, we start out on the wrong foot from childhood. Sitting in the wrong chairs, sleeping wrong, breathing wrong. That’s why most people need remedial exercises to learn the proper use of the body and to get back to normal.”

“But how about athletes?“ I asked. “Aren’t they normal?”

“Usually not what I mean by normal. I’m all for sports, but nearly all games are one-sided. Tennis, for example, develops only one arm. You swing a golf club only one way, either right handed or left-handed. Games tend to make you lopsided, and give you only one way coordinations. In order to be entirely normal and healthy, you should be able to use 100% of the muscles of your body effortlessly.“

“It’s never too late. You’re never too old to have a youthful figure. Of course, if you let yourself go, it will take longer to achieve results. But give nature half a chance and she’ll cooperate.”