Erica the Coach

Life can be so unfair 😜

It’s not about looking different…
it’s about feeling like yourself again. ✨

Brides don’t just want to look good.
They want to feel grounded, aligned, and present.

That’s the real glow.

Might as well join in the fun 🤷🏼‍♀️ 😅

Not everything done on a Reformer (or a mat) is Pilates.
A lot of studios mix HIIT, sculpt, and random functional moves and call it Pilates because it’s on the equipment.

Here’s how to spot real Pilates:

✅ Real Pilates Looks Like This

• There’s a system.
Clear goal, progression, and intentional sequencing…. Not random moves.

• You learn connections.
Ribs, spine, pelvis, breath, and limbs working together… not just choreography.

• The equipment is used correctly.
Springs and pulleys assist, challenge, reveal imbalances, and build control, not HIIT circuits.

• Your instructor explains the WHY.
Not just “faster!” or “pulse!” but what the movement is training and how it connects and how this helps you.

• You leave feeling better.
Taller, aligned, connected, stronger, not smoked or destroyed.

❌ Knock-Off Pilates Looks Like This

• Bootcamp or sculpt on a Reformer
• Speed over skill
• Random exercises with no method
• No focus on breath, alignment, control, or precision
• Little correction or education

Fun? Maybe.
Pilates? No.

💬 Is the Studio Worth Your Money?

Ask:
✔️ Do they teach the method, not just the machine?
✔️ Can they modify for pain, trauma, mobility, fatigue, or autoimmune issues?
✔️ Are you learning skills you can feel like control, alignment, stability… Or just following choreography?

Anyone can put you on a Reformer. A Pilates instructor teaches you how to move with purpose. Know the difference… your body will.

Let’s be honest... some things in the Pilates world make me raise an eyebrow.

Not because I’m judgmental, but because I’m committed to teaching with integrity, staying current with biomechanics, and helping people move better for REAL.

It’s personal for me because I have so many past injuries that impact me still today, and autoimmune issues that contribute. It is my passion to help as many people as I can.

Pilates isn’t stuck in the past, it was meant to evolve.
Pilates isn’t “just core.”
And Pilates isn’t anything that happens to involve springs and straps. All movement is medicine, however just slapping the name Pilates on it does not make it Pilates.

If you want to build strength, stability, mobility, and better movement patterns... ✨ you’re in the right place.

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