Don’t grow old. Just keep growing! Pilates and CoreAlign™ for seniors
What do you want to be when you grow up? For Ted and Hattie Purtell, the answer continues to be ACTIVE. Through their Pilates and CoreAlign sessions at The Lift, Ted and Hattie are able to do the things they love: skiing, scuba diving, sailing, gardening and more. Like us, they believe that once you Read More…
Feeling it 24-7! Pilates and body awareness
Nothing beats the feeling you get after a great workout. But how much of that feeling do you leave behind in the gym? With Pilates, we find that behaviors learned in the studio become ingrained with everyday life. Unlike fitness programs where it can be easy to zone out, Pilates puts your brain to work Read More…
Sweet idea: Be a power couple this Valentine’s Day
Your life-partner can be an excellent workout buddy. So why is it current research shows that married people exercise less than single people? It seems that couples are forgetting that “in sickness and in health” often comes down to a personal choice. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we thought we’d remind the couples Read More…
Wear red this Friday and show your heart some love.
Even though Valentines Day is a few weeks away, you might see a lot of people dressed in red this Friday. That’s because February 3rd is National Wear Red Day, when Americans nationwide will wear red to show their support for women’s heart health. With heart disease still the leading cause of death for American Read More…
What makes a quality Pilates instructor?
Sometimes the word Pilates is tacked onto other fitness programs in ways that can be very misleading. In truth, Joseph Pilates was very specific about his methods. It’s a complete and comprehensive body mind system that we at The Lift take very seriously – so seriously that each of our instructors undergo over 600 Read More…
Mashing gives athletes a leg up
Whether you are a professional athlete or a weekend warrior, constricted muscles need to be loosened up in order for them to perform at their best. So we stretch them, we massage them, and work to lengthen them. But even though human hands can be amazingly powerful, they can only penetrate dense muscle so far. Read More…
So what exactly is CoreAlign®?
Who better to explain than Education Program Director at Balanced Body, Nora St. John. We met with her at the 11th annual Pilates Method Alliance Meeting this year in Palm Springs. Here Nora talks about the intentions behind and many benefits of CoreAlign® by Balanced Body®, while our own Patty McNichols and Jesse Masche demonstrate. Read More…
Keeping your resolve: resolutions versus reality
Happy 2012! It’s that time of year where well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions are put to the test. When we asked our staff what their resolutions are, topics range from diet, to exercise to attitude. Like the resolutions of people everywhere, they all share one common denominator– success clearly begins in the mind. So here are Read More…
Meet Jesse Masche, Pilates and Core Align Instructor at The Lift
Being a massage therapist for 14 years has taught Jesse Masche a thing or two about the human form. She “reads” muscle structure as well as body mechanics when studying movement. As a runner who found added flexibility and core strength from Pilates, Jesse maintains a balance between making her clients smile and Read More…
Bringing Classical Pilates to Life with CenterLine™
This year, at the 11th Annual Pilates Method Alliance Meeting, we sat down with some of the names behind our amazing equipment; authors and founders of The Pilates Center of Boulder CO, Amy Taylor Alpers and Rachel Taylor Segel. Using the intentions and original specifications of Joseph Pilates as a guide, Amy and Rachel helped Read More…
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