Amy Sasso

You're assessing a new client and notice that one hip sits higher than the other. Their pelvis appears tilted, and their standing posture is asymmetrical. Perhaps they also report persistent hip pain. You start thinking about which muscles might be tight or weak. Maybe they need hip flexor stretches, glute strengthening, or exercises to improve pelvic stability. But before you start designing a programme to correct what you've observed, there's an important question to ask: How do you know...

We love what we do Teaching Pilates is something many of us love. We get to help people move better, build strength, and feel more confident in their bodies. But loving what you do doesn't automatically make it easy to build a career around it. Between teaching at multiple studios, commuting, managing different schedules, and trying to earn enough to make a living, it's easy to find yourself working harder and harder without feeling like you're getting ahead. So how do you build a financially...

If you teach Pilates, chances are you see a lot of health and exercise information on Instagram. Some of it is excellent. Some of it is oversimplified. And some of it sounds scientific enough that it can be difficult to know what to believe. You don't need to become a researcher to start checking the claims you come across. One of the simplest tools available to you is Google Scholar. I recently used it to fact-check a claim about urinary incontinence in female CrossFit athletes — and it was...