Come let's celebrate Pilates day!

May 2,2009
What is the Mission of Pilates Day?
Pilates Day is an annual, international, community event celebrated on the first Saturday of May every year. The Pilates Day mission is to foster the public's appreciation and awareness of the Pilates Method through a network of varied, innovative, and high quality grassroots Pilates events accessible and affordable for all. Pilates Day is a program of the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA), and Pilates Day events are produced and hosted by PMA members.
KK Pilates intends to hold a Pilates Day event this May, so please refer back to the site periodically for updates!

keep up the spirit!

Happy to know that Mei Tchuin and Jenette, my level 2 students, always making an effort to come for Pilates 5 times a week. Keep it up!Your devotion to pilates is not a waste of time. Pilates is a neverending learning journey. You will always learn new things and discover more about you body in every session. I've done Pilates for 5 years and realized there's alot bout Pilates which I haven't discovered and alot more movements to master. Honestly speaking, the day you master all the pilates movements will be they day you can call yourself an Acrobat and start joining the circus. ha ha..
But again, it doesnt mean tat u have to be an advance Pilates students to benefit from it. You can see improvement in your strength, flexiblity, balance and body awareness just by doing a Pilates beginner routine. In our everyday life, it is our poor strength, flexiblity, balance and body awareness which lead us to poor posture, back pain, injuries which might need surgical treatment such s slipped disc and hip fracture and so on. Do you want a better and more functional life? Think Pilates.

-Regina

Increase your pilates sessions for faster result

My student, Thien Ming Fui, used to have very weak arms. Always complaining bout her weak arms causing her not able to perform some of the exercises. But after she increased the frequency of her pilates training from twice a week to three times a week, her arm strength has greatly improved in a short period of time. She now amazes us with advance exercises which she can perform with ease.

- Regina, pilates instructor

Thanks to Pilates!

Two of my most dedicated students got 1st and 2nd place in a golf tournament this week. They are Angie Ng and Rose Liew. Their dedication to Pilates really did pay off. According to them, pilates helps build the strength and stamina needed for a long golf game. Congratulations to the both of them.

- Regina, Pilates instructor

Let's talk about imprint

So what exactly is imprint? There's 2 placement of the pelvis. Once is neutral and another one is imprint. Imprint, in Pilates term, means that you tilt your pelvis slightly back so that your lower back is flat on the mat. The muscle being used for this movement is mainly your obliques(the muscles at both sides of your waist). Caution: Do not get confused with pelvic tuck. When you do a pelvis tuck you are actually compressing your lower back to the mat , which means it's more than a slight tilt of the pelvis and the major muscle being used is your butt. You can actually feel the tensing of your butt happening as you do a pelvic tuck.
So why do we do imprint? We imprint our pelvis when we have both feet off the mat. The reason we do this is be cause we are more in control of our back in this position than in neutral. Without imprnting, you are inclined to arching your back and this will strain your back. But as you advance in Pilates, you will be in neutral instead as you have developed the strength to stabilise your back.
It's a common thing to get confused with the word "imprint" since it's so similar to a pelvic tuck. So to all my beloved students out there, you are not alone.

- Regina

another picture taken in KK Pilates studio

This is my mother ,who has been a pilates devotee since 2005 ,doing an advanced pilates pose called the High Swan utilising the stability ball.

Pictures of my students taken in my studio