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Nadia Rodriguez
May 31, 20211 min read
Schedule Updates!
I hope you are all enjoying your long holiday weekend! I have some exciting news to share with you. Many of you have expressed that you...
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Nadia Rodriguez
May 14, 20211 min read
Mask & Physical Distancing Guidance Update
As many of you know, yesterday, the CDC released guidance stating that fully vaccinated individuals may resume activities they were doing...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Feb 8, 20211 min read
Arabesque/Bicycle Mashup
This post is sort of an extension of my previous post on Upstretch. Arabesque is a dynamic exercise and one of my favorites because you...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Feb 1, 20211 min read
Can Pilates Help Your Yoga Practice?
Can Pilates Help Your Yoga Practice! Why yes, it can! This video is of Dr.Oz performing a classic Sun Salutation flow. Dr.Oz does an...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Jan 28, 20212 min read
The Benefits of Live Stream Exercise Classes Over Prerecorded Classes
Since the start on the pandemic, virtual fitness classes have exploded. Many of you know there are two main avenues to participate in...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Jan 25, 20211 min read
Chicken Noodle Salad -Eating Well
My personal definition of healthy eating incorporates the following ideals: As often as possible organic, hormone-free, antibiotic-free,...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Jan 18, 20211 min read
Up Stretch Video
Planking is all the rage and with good reason! It strengthens arm, shoulder, abdominal, back, and hip muscles. Want the specifics? Or...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Another Benefit of Mini-Workouts
Exercising can be really intimidating, especially for populations that have poor health habits, lack of exercise aside. However, more...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Jan 4, 20211 min read
Enhance your Running Performance with Pilates
According to Christine Carbo, of Women’s Running, Pilates crosstraining enhances runners performance for the following reasons: Increased...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Dec 28, 20202 min read
Advanced Teaser Variation Video
Over the past year or so I began video documenting myself performing various Pilates exercises. The purpose of this is 3-fold: 1) to...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Dec 22, 20201 min read
New Virtual Group Class Schedule - Beginning Jan 4th, 2021
New Year, New Pilates Schedule! Back in November, we polled our clients to find out their most ideal times to take virtual group Pilates...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Dec 17, 20201 min read
The Best Times to Sleep, Wake, Exercise and Eat Are Based on Age, Circadian Rhythms
“The optimal time to work out is around four hours before bedtime – that’s when we’re at our peak strength and lung function. In your...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Chocolate mousse with olive oil and sea salt? Umm, yea!!
Depriving yourself completely of things you enjoy isn’t always realistic or healthy. Check out these yummy sweet recipes that are free of...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Dec 8, 20201 min read
Free Virtual Pilates Class for the FOCS Community
Have you heard of FOCS? Families of Color Seattle is an amazing resource for BIPOC who are caregivers to children of color. They...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Dec 3, 20201 min read
Emotional vs. Physical Hunger: 4 Ways to Tell the Difference
“It’s not easy to know the difference between physical and emotional hunger. When you have a craving for something sweet and gooey like a...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Nov 26, 20202 min read
The limitations of "No Gain, No Pain" ideology
A New York Times article published on April 23rd, 2014 references a study conducted at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City that...
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nadia6808
Nov 12, 20201 min read
Aging Well
Whether you have fallen behind on initiating your new years fitness goals or your life-long fitness goals, it’s never too late to get...
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Nadia Rodriguez
Nov 4, 20201 min read
Sleep Vs. Excercise
Gretchen Reynolds discusses the importance of understanding the correlation between sleep and exercise. This article is based off of Dr....
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Nadia Rodriguez
Oct 28, 20201 min read
Are you getting your weekly dose of physical fitness?
We all know of the USDA food guide pyramid, but who knew there was a Physical Activity Pyramid as well? The Physical Activity Pyramid...
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Amanda Weisberg
Oct 22, 20204 min read
How what you eat can help combat inflammation.
Inflammation is our bodies’ natural healing mechanism. It is inflammation that is responsible for the swelling, heat, redness and pain...
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