We’re celebrating International Women’s Day by featuring one of our very own badass instructors! Meet Bodylines Instructor & Physical Therapist, Karen Luchini aka Dog Mom, Badass Fit Chick, Surfer and Super Fun! How did you discover Pilates and what do you love about it? I discovered Pilates when I was in treatment for leukemia back in 2013. Exercise is my way…
Article: 5 Ways Pilates & Movement Boosts Your Immune System The immune system has gotten some serious attention in the media the last few years. COVID certainly played a major role in increasing awareness on what we can do as individuals and inside our families to boost our immune systems. After all, a healthy immune system helps us to avoid…
Sweet Potato Blog Sweet potatoes seem to go hand in hand with the holiday season. The great thing is that eating these and other sweet vegetables needn’t be limited to this time of year. Cravings for sweets can be greatly reduced by adding sweet vegetables, such as sweet potatoes, yams, parsnips, beets, squash, turnips, and rutabagas to your daily diet. Sweet potatoes elevate…
Paula’s Testimonial What were you struggling with before you found Bodylines? Working in an office for over 35 years my posture was horrible, always hunch overed and tense shoulders. I was getting massages every other week because I was so tight in my neck and shoulders. I was very concerned I was going to get osteoporosis. Also due to my…
Breath Blog “Breathing is the first act of life, and the last. Our very life depends on it” * Breathing is one of the 6 Principles of Pilates and is essential in facilitating movement. Inhalation facilitates spinal Extension (Swan) Exhalation facilitates spinal Flexion (Rollup, Spine Stretch Forward) There are 2 types of breathing: Diaphragmatic (use of the diaphragm, otherwise known…
Do you want better Posture? written by Mary Kate Does your neck and back hurt by the end of the day from sitting on the computer all day? Here are some easy tips that can help improve your posture and help with any pain that you develop throughout the day from poor posture: 1- Good Ergonomic Set up! If you…
Mt Washington Virtual Challenge & Presidential Traverse Bodylines has a workout challenge to JUMPSTART your fitness this fall!! Every Bodylines workout from 9/6-10/11 completes a virtual mile up Mount Washington!! When you get to the summit, you will have earned a Bodylines Swiggy Waterbottle. Feel like you need an EXTRA challenge? Do even more Bodylines workouts to complete the Presidential…
The Four S’s of Pilates Strength, Stamina, Stability and Stretch written by Cheryl Turnquist, Senior Teacher Trainer at Power Pilates and Owner of Providence Pilates Pilates is a functional form of fitness that aims to enhance mobility by integrating and working the four S’s: Strength, Stamina, Stretch and Stability. Inadvertently, every Pilates exercise incorporates these working points. We as instructors…
Meet NEW Bodylines Instructor Brenda Harvard Resident, Art Lover & Plant Based Cook How did you discover Pilates and what do you love about it? Living in town I have always known about Bodylines Pilates, but it wasn’t until a promotional sign caught my eye that I decided to give it a try in February of 2020. My goal with…
