Los Angeles Pilates instructor goes no holds barred in a candid discussion of how clients get slim doing the same exercises as everyone else
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I spoke with a client today on the phone and she was looking for diet tips since I wouldn’t be seeing her until next week. I asked her about her Thanksgiving and she reluctantly told me that she had a slice or two of pie. That in and of itself doesn’t qualify as a cataclysm. What’s disappointing was that the day before Thanksgiving, she told me she wouldn’t be eating any dessert... 
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Yesterday was Thanksgiving, and as an annual tradition, we went to two dinners. I only had one meal.
At the first dinner, I noticed two ladies that came in together. Woman #1 was 5’6″ & quite overweight (I’ll call her Nell). Woman #2 was 5’5″ & ~ 125 lbs (I’ll call her Liz). As soon as I saw them, I knew I’d be observing them all night. I’m always... 
Pilates coupled with a high quality eating plan can yield an amazingly strong, flexible, and slender body. One of the best examples of that is a client I just trained at the Pilates studio this morning. Most of the time, I train out of my client’s home. To preserve her anonymity, as well as the anonymity of future subjects, I’ll assign her a pseudonym.
I introduce to you, ” The... 
As a Pilates instructor, I’m hyper-aware of the clientele’s thoughts and belief systems. From the time I see them walking into the studio from the parking lot, to when they plop their designer handbags (or grimy kicks if they’re guys) on the floor, I’ve got them pegged. I see the way they drag in. I hear the tone in their voices.
I already have long standing relationships with most... 
A newer client with chronic knee and hip pain said to me, "I do spinning, weight training, bootcamp, yoga, jogging...and now Pilates. I'll do whatever exercises you want me to do to get skinny, but I don't want to stop eating out. I like food too much." This site is dedicated to her and all food indulging fitness enthusiasts. May they wake up one morning and find joy in eating unsweetened Irish oatmeal.
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