Summary

Dr Marcia chats Pilates with Lindsay Strobel of Fat Body Pilates, Sonja Price Herbert of Black Girl Pilates, and Rachel Reis of Rad Pilates about the history, intention, and purpose of the system Joseph Pilates initially while imprisoned in an internment camp. Our knowledgeable guests share the principles of the method (the truth), and how the pitfalls of toxic fitness culture dilute these principles (the tea). They also speak of their own experiences and share how they were introduced to Pilates and why they decided to become teachers.

Takeaways

• Pilates is about breath and connection
• Pilates is for every body of any shape, size, color, or ability
• Parts of Joseph Pilates’ life and the history of his methods remain unknown
• Every teacher isn’t for everyone, try a different one if the first doesn’t work out
• Heated, Burpees, HIIT, and other TikTok variants are trends, not Pilates
• Pilates is not about sweating a lot, weight loss, or long lean muscles

Sound Bites

• “Pilates isn’t just the mat, or just the reformer, there’s an entire system of equipment”
• “You don’t want your students walking out of class like they got hit by a mack truck”
• “Joseph Pilates created an entire system of exercises from head to toe”
• “People think if I’m not sweating, if I’m not moving quick, if I’m not in pain it’s not worth it”
• “This Pilates teacher is just a person, and people can suck”
• “Just cause they little don’t mean they teach well”

Links

Sonja Price Herbert

https://www.sonjarpriceherbert.com/

https://www.blackgirlpilates.com/

Lindsey Strobel

https://www.fatbodypilates.com/

Rachel Reis
https://linktr.ee/radpilates