Is Pilates Good for Menopause? Here’s What I See in the Studio
Short answer: yes, for most women, but not for the reason most articles give you. Perimenopause changes things nobody fully warns you about. Sleep gets unreliable. Strength you used to take for granted seems to slip away faster than it should. Some days your own body feels like it belongs to someone else. We're movement educators, not medical practitioners, so we won't pretend to have all the answers about what's happening hormonally. What we do see, consistently, is what happens when women in this stage of life start moving with intention again. Strength comes back. Sleep often improves. That sense
Getting Stronger After 60 — What the Ageing Strong Program Is Really About
By the time someone comes to Ageing Strong, they usually already know exercise matters for bone health and ageing well. Nobody needs convincing of that anymore, it's well known, and most people in this stage of life have heard it from a doctor, a friend or somewhere else long before they ever consider a class. What actually holds people back isn't a lack of knowledge. It's nerves. A worry about falling. A quiet fear of not being able to keep up, or of losing independence they're not ready to give up. That's completely understandable, and it's exactly why Ageing Strong
Why Women Over 50 Need to Lift Weights
The thing that surprises people most isn't that lifting weights works. It's how fast they notice it working. Most women starting Everyday Strength expect slow, gradual progress, the kind you have to take on faith for months before you feel anything. What actually happens is usually quicker than that. Within a few weeks, the weight that felt heavy on day one starts to feel manageable, and most people are surprised by how soon they're ready to add more. What surprises them even more is where they feel it. They expect to notice it in their arms or legs, wherever the
It’s Not Too Late: How to Start Pilates After 50
The worry I hear most isn't really one thing. For some it's the body itself: stiffness that's crept in over the years, a balance that doesn't feel as sure as it used to, an old injury that's flared up enough times to make you wary of trying anything new. For others it's simply not having exercised properly in years and not knowing where to start. And for plenty of people it's quieter than that: a worry about being the oldest one in the room, or the least capable, before they've even walked through the door. All three are completely reasonable
Can Pilates Help With Back Pain? Here’s What I Actually Look At First
You've probably heard it a hundred times: weak core, tight hips, bad posture. It's not wrong exactly, but it's also not where I start. When someone comes to me about back pain, the first thing I want to know isn't what hurts. It's what they do all day. Are you sitting at a desk for eight hours, or on your feet lifting and twisting? Just as important, have you actually had it looked at? Seen a physio or a chiro and got a real diagnosis? Or has it just become something you live with? Those two answers send us in