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Getting Off the Plateau: Tips for Growth and Progress When Your Pilates Practice Has Stalled

The Performance Plateau in Pilates can be a difficult barrier to overcome. It requires reframing your approach, conquering mental barriers, drilling down into particular skills and working to consciously refine your techniques. If you feel like you’ve plateaued in your Pilates practice, we recommend some strategies to deepen your practice that include focusing on breath, challenging your core, concentrating on flexibility and setting intentional goals.     

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When the Champagne Goes Flat: How to Stay Motivated after the Wild Optimism of the Holiday Season 

It’s hard to stay motivated, particularly when the dazzle of the holiday season fades and the reality of the winter slog ahead feels ceaseless. However, at The Pilates Room, we believe that this is the best time of the year to become interior—not in the physical sense—but in the sense of being less distracted by your environment and more focused on your goals. This is the perfect time to start on the road to substantive change. But remember that substantive change is not quick, it does not follow a straight line, and it requires setting clear, achievable goals.

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