36: Does Pilates Work? Real Women, Real Stories
Well To The Core
Robin Long
4.8 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2020
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
In this special episode, Robin features stories from Sisterhood members as they share what brought them to the Sisterhood and the abundance of goodness it has brought to their lives.
Silvia, Emily, Jamie, Julie, Dana, Bryony, and Lauren all have unique stories and perspectives on what the Sisterhood has done for them. All innately relatable, they discuss the dietary restraints, workout pushbacks, and mental strains they were experiencing before the Sisterhood, but how joining in the discipline of Pilates has empowered them not only on the mat, but off the mat too.
Join Robin in this special episode to hear more about what the Sisterhood has offered so many inspiring women and what it can do for you.
Show Highlights:
- Silvia shares how the sisterhood has been the greatest form of self-care for her
- The shift to a "grace over guilt" mentality has changed Silvia’s life and she discusses what that’s meant for her
- Emily talks about how The Balanced Life has centered her day-to-day life
- Jamie talks about her story of high-impact training, the pain it caused her and how Pilates has changed that for her
- Julie shares how Pilates has helped her be more present off the mat
- Dana discusses how her “all or nothing” mentality was holding her back and how the Sisterhood community helped her build strength physically and mentally
- Bryony shares how Pilates has transformed her life through creating body awareness and improving her relationship with herself
- Lauren dealt with years of chronic pain but learned how to heal that pain through consistency with Pilates
- Past struggles intimidated Lauren when the Sisterhood was launched but she shares how Robin’s philosophies helped her overcome her fear and why it’s the best decision she’s ever made
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| 0:00.0 | This is episode number 36. Does Pilates work? Sharing real stories from real women. |
| 0:14.1 | I'm Robin Long, Pilates instructor and founder of the balanced life. Here on the |
| 0:19.7 | Balance Life podcast, you'll find honest conversations |
| 0:22.8 | with inspiring women, sharing the real story of how they make their life work, what they do, |
| 0:28.9 | and perhaps more importantly, what they don't do, what they prioritize and what they let go of. |
| 0:34.0 | From food and exercise to work in family, we'll cover it all and provide practical |
| 0:39.5 | tips to help you create your own sense of balance and become the healthiest version of |
| 0:45.0 | yourself, inside and out. Hey friends, welcome back to the podcast. I am so excited about today's |
| 0:53.6 | episode. I reached out to members of our community. |
| 0:58.0 | So if you're new around here, I am a Pilates instructor and I'm founder of the balanced life, |
| 1:04.1 | which is a place to find online Pilates workouts and encouragement, support, and community |
| 1:10.8 | as you go on your Pilates journey and really |
| 1:14.1 | work towards becoming the healthiest version of yourself. |
| 1:18.5 | So the balanced life sisterhood is our community here at the Balance Life. |
| 1:23.1 | We are a group of women who are doing Pilates from home all over the world, and we take a really unique approach to exercise in that we love Pilates. |
| 1:33.5 | We believe in the power of Pilates and have experienced the power of Pilates in our individual lives. |
| 1:39.3 | But we also are looking for a very balanced and realistic way to pursue health, a way that doesn't put us |
| 1:47.6 | into guilt and shame cycles, or doesn't require us to overhaul our entire life, or miss out on |
| 1:55.4 | the things that we love most just for the sake of our fitness routine. We've all been there. |
| 2:00.4 | And here at the sisterhood |
| 2:01.8 | and the balanced life, we're kind of over that. Instead, we want to feel good. We want to take |
| 2:07.8 | care of our bodies. We want to move with ease. We want to be strong. We want to be healthy. We want to |
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