As we embarked upon
the world of blogging, we started reading other fitness blogs just to
see what the whole thing was about. We stumbled upon a number of
blogs, and one that we really loved is Every Gym’s Nightmare
(www.everygymsnightmare.com), written by Kelly Turner.
Her fitness blog is fabulous…. It’s not a Pilates
blog per se, but it’s a super fun read and very informative. She
offers a great perspective to the fitness world on the sometimes
delicate balance between a healthy focus on diet & exercise as
opposed to a fanatical one. Because we liked her blog so much, we
asked her to review www.ultimatepilatesworkouts.com on
her site. Happily, she didn’t take as much convincing as others that
we really offer free Pilates workouts online! She jumped right in, and
here’s an excerpt from her blog:
“I started with the beginner video, because I am a beginner
at Pilates. I know I’m in shape, and am usually prone to jumping into
advanced things before I know the basics, but decided to do this
properly and learn the fundamentals.
The cueing was perfect. Instead of becoming
confused trying to figure out on my own if I was doing an exercise
properly, I knew exactly where I should be feeling things and what
motion I was trying to achieve. I’m a trainer, I know how hard it is to
cue for the core, but with Katherine’s direction, I knew exactly what
to do.
…Pilates is perfect for focusing on your core, and
how to engage, and keep it engaged, throughout all the exercises. It’s
a full body, low impact, flexibility and strength workout. I’m hooked.
It’s the perfect melding between a good sweaty
workout and yoga. I get my flexability and calming effect, while
appeasing my gym side with reps and muscle fatigue.
I really recommend this site for all levels:
beginners to test the waters for free and see if they like it, and the
most advanced Pilatuers (pronounced pi-la-tooooooors) for great
downloads of workout with equipment and the Reformer…”
But don’t just read this! Go to Kelly’s blog and read the
entire review.
While you’re on her site, make sure you bookmark her site and sign up
for her email alerts. Kelly holds weekly give aways (yes, free
stuff!), and she makes it very easy for her readers to submit to win.
You also might learn something in the process!