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Shoulders: Strength, Stability and Standing Posture with Lindsay Hendrikson

Shoulders: Strength, Stability and Standing Posture with Lindsay Hendrikson

Jul 03, 2025
 

Shoulder dysfunction is increasingly common, often stemming from modern lifestyle habits such as prolonged sitting and excessive screen time. These patterns can lead to postural imbalances like rounded shoulders, forward head posture,and kyphosis, resulting in inefficient or dysfunctional shoulder movement—often without any pain. As instructors, it’s our responsibility to recognize these patterns and guide clients toward more functional movement.

Why Online Learning?

Why Online Learning?

Learning never ends. And as the saying goes: “When one door closes, another opens.” So we walk through to gain more understanding. As Pilates teachers our world encompasses so much...
Top 5 Reasons to attend Virtual PES

Top 5 Reasons to attend Virtual PES

The Peak Pilates® Virtual Empowerment Summit is an experience designed to enhance your personal growth and expand your Pilates expertise. There are so many great reasons to attend the first...
What is Diastasis Recti? And How Pilates Can Help!

What is Diastasis Recti? And How Pilates Can Help!

Diastasis Recti (DR) is the unnatural distancing of the right and left halves of the abdominals from each other. As Pilates instructors, it’s best to think of DR as a...
Cues that Count!

Cues that Count!

By Zoey Trap, MSc Communication is an essential skill for all Pilates instructors. We must communicate, or sell, Pilates as well as our role as instructors. Among essential communication we...
Water & Weight Loss: Discover How H₂O Can Help Clients Keep Off the Pounds This Summer

Water & Weight Loss: Discover How H₂O Can Help Clients Keep Off the Pounds This Summer

Oftentimes, new clients will step into studios seeking leaner bodies. They want to ditch the flab and develop lean muscle mass. Pilates is designed to strengthen the powerhouse and develop...
Peak Pride

Peak Pride

“Hope will never be silent.” - Harvey Milk The month of June is known in the United States, and now often around the world, as “Pride Month.'' This month is...
Reformer on the Mat

Reformer on the Mat

Reformer on the Mat is one of my favorite classes to teach and to take. Not only is it fun, but it will uncover where you have been cheating your...
Diving Into Joe’s Work

Diving Into Joe’s Work

Learning and discovering some of Joe Pilates’ archival work is important. As the method continues to grow and develop, it’s vital to keep a reverence and connection with the origins...
Celebrate International Pilates Day, By Going Back to the Future with Archival Pilates!

Celebrate International Pilates Day, By Going Back to the Future with Archival Pilates!

Pilates is a wide ranging field and so much of it has been handed down through the oral tradition as shared by the Elders. We do have Joe’s books, pictures...
Get Certified with a PeakPilates® or FitCore™ Virtual Training Now!

Get Certified with a PeakPilates® or FitCore™ Virtual Training Now!

Covid-19 changed our lives, studio businesses and Pilates communities, and it forced us to think differently about education and teaching. At Peak, to stay connected with our own Pilates community,...
Double Power Circle

Double Power Circle

By Kathryn Coyle, Senior Peak Pilates® Mentor & MI The Power Circle (aka Magic Circle, Fitness Ring) is a great tool for accessing the Powerhouse. It helps students connect and...
The Power of Social Media

The Power of Social Media

Travel with me back to the start of the shutdown. Many of our lives were upturned as we shut down in-person teaching and quickly pivoted in ways we never thought...