A podcast hosted by Bruce Hildebrand
Stories of the impact of Pilates.
Teachers, studio owners and passionate enthusiasts. A privileged peek into what they generously share of their Pilates diaries — why they started, why they stayed, and what the method changed.
Latest entry · No. 23
Cheryl Burgess & Ava Rodriguez — The Pilates Expo
In many ways I could say Pilates saved me.
Tania Huddart, Entry No. 02
Entry No. 23 — Cheryl Burgess & Ava Rodriguez
The Pilates Expo
“Pilates is not choreography, and it’s not a repertoire.”
Entry No. 22 — Cie’Jai (CJ) Zarb
The Pilates Journal
“There’s no right way to go about it. It’s got to feel right for you.”
Entry No. 21 — Bridget Garlick
Equestrian & Pilates, Lismore
“The big one, after the head injury, was getting my balance back.”
Entry No. 20 — Melissa Turnock
BodyWisdom, Sydney
“It’s the way it makes you feel that I really fell in love with it.”
Entry No. 19 — Anthony Lett
Yin Pilates & Pilates Kinesiology
“Once you’ve driven a Rolls Royce, it’s hard to go back to a Corolla.”
Entry No. 18 — Jen Findlow
Freedom in Motion, Melbourne
“I felt 100 times better within a matter of weeks.”
Entry No. 17 — Lisa Westlake
Physical Best
“Anyone can achieve their physical best if their instructor really understands their needs.”
Entry No. 16 — Ramona Peoples
Body Orchestra, London
“It sustains me, even when I’m not that well.”
Why this show exists
Our health and wellbeing is far more ours to influence than we tend to think — and it starts with moving our bodies, in more ways than the physical.
Pilates has to be experienced to be understood. So rather than explain it, we ask the people it got hold of to open their diaries: why they started, what changed, and what kept them there.
Your host
Bruce Hildebrand
Teaching Pilates since 2000, in London, Edinburgh and Melbourne. He started the podcast to find out what it is about this method that holds people for life. More about Bruce →
Supported by Trimio — where instructors rent the hours a studio isn’t using
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Got a Pilates story worth telling?
Teacher, studio owner, physio, athlete or devoted client: if Pilates changed something for you, we’d love to hear about it.