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For some fitness inspiration #fitspo and #MondayMotivation, we have our top 5 tips for staying motivated:

1) Set goals

Start with simple goals and then progress to longer range goals. Remember to make your goals realistic and achievable. For example, if you haven't exercised in a while, a short-term goal might be to walk 10 minutes a day five days a week. An intermediate goal might be to walk 30 minutes five days a week. A long-term goal might be to complete a 5K walk.

2) Make it fun

Find sports or activities that you enjoy, then vary the routine to keep it interesting. If you're not enjoying your workouts, try something different. Trying one of our reformer pilates classes at our Tucson Foothills Southern Arizona Club Pilates is a great way to have fun with fitness! https://www.clubpilates.com/tucsonfoothills/

3) Be flexible

If you're too busy to work out or simply don't feel up to it, take a day or two off. Be gentle with yourself if you need a break. The important thing is to get back on track as soon as you can.

4) Make physical activity part of your daily routine

If it's hard to find time for exercise, don't fall back on excuses. Schedule workouts as you would any other important activity. You can also slip in physical activity throughout the day. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Walk up and down sidelines while watching the kids play sports. Take a walk during a break at work. Pedal a stationary bike or do strength training exercises while you watch TV.

5) Join forces with family, friends, colleagues or neighbors

Invite friends or co-workers to join you when you exercise. Work out with your partner or other loved ones. Play soccer with your kids. Organize a group to take a Club Pilates class! https://www.clubpilates.com/tucsonfoothills/

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PRIVATE PILATES TRAINING Ready for rapid results? The individualized guidance given in Club Pilates Private Training is the quickest route to your fitness goals. 

Reformer pilates a form of low-impact exercise that aims to strengthen muscles while improving postural alignment and flexibility that strengthens and stabilizes your core body, which is your foundation, so that you can move efficiently while improving your posture, flexibility, and mobility.

Flexibility is extremely important for #golfers and is something that can be developed. If you are a #golfer who suffers from back, wrist, shoulder, hip, knee, or neck issues, this might be of interest to you.

During a golf swing you work in three different planes of motion: Sagittal (front/back), Frontal (side-to-side), and Transverse (rotating). A lack of flexibility, in any of those planes of motion, results in faults in your swing and inconsistent performance, which are clearly not great for your game. How often does your ball go astray? Limited flexibility is also often the cause of your aches and pains.

We can be proactive about finding tight or shortened muscles in the body by visually inspecting our body’s symmetry in all planes of motion. You don’t have to experience pain to identify opportunities for improvement. If your body leans to one side you probably have tight muscles pulling you in that direction and weaker muscles on the opposite side. #Pilates can help loosen tight muscles while strengthening the opposing weaker muscles. Easier said than done, but targeting areas of asymmetry has helped many feel, move, and perform better.

Below are a few basic #Pilates #exercises to help improve flexibility in all ranges of motion. These can even be used as a quick warmup before a round of golf!

Lying roll downs

Saw

Standing side bend

Standing roll down

Standing side roll downs

Check out an intro class at our Tucson Foothills Southern Arizona Club Pilates Studio to learn more about #reformerpilates! https://www.clubpilates.com/tucsonfoothills/

Our sentiments exactly! When talking about #reformerpilates, which we often do at our #tucsonfoothills #southernarizona #clubpilates studio : ) we sometimes hear, “What is the purpose of the different apparatus?”. When it comes to the case of our guest in this photo, he is utilizing spring tension. Why springs you may ask?...

THE SPRINGS

As we all know, staying active has a multitude of physical health benefits and when it comes to reformer pilates, participants experience:

Increased Muscular Endurance

Increased Core Strength

Improved Posture

Increased Flexibility

Improved Breathing

Reduced Body Fat