Part Time Employee at Living Well Pilates

We are looking for enthusiastic, positive and energetic help!

Approx 10- 15 hrs a week (flexible)

  • light bookkeeping
  • computer entry
  • basic marketing assistance
  • reception duties
  • light housekeeping

Know someone who may be interested? We look forward to hearing from them! We can be contacted by e-mail at: info@livingwellpilates.com

Body Harmonics Instructor Certification at Living Well Pilates

Anatomy Primer start in February

Matwork Foundations I is being held March 10, 11, 12

For additional courses at Body Harmonics, Toronto click here.

Team Fantastic Oakville MS Walk Sunday April 23rd

Join Team Fantastic in our up and coming MS Walk!   This will be Mary German's fifth year as Team Captain for the Oakville MS Walk.  It makes a wonderful first spring walk/run event to train for, or a family event for the morning where children can join in the activity. To be a member click here to register under Team Fantastic. 

Photo Shoot

Put on your best smile and come down to the studio on Tuesday, January 31st at 1:30 PM to be in the photography shoot for the soon to be designed promotional flyer!

New Study on Pilates and Cardiovascular Training

Pilates is one of the most challenging and effective methods of developing core strength and stability.  There is a significant difference between beginning and advance Pilates workouts and the key is to find qualified instructors and classes geared toward your fitness level.  For more detailed information on the ACE study, please click here.

Pilates for Back & Neck Pain

Tight and weak leg, buttocks and back muscles are a major cause of neck and back pain. Poor posture in standing and sitting with a forward-head position adds strain to the body. Harmful patterns that are done daily create a repetitive strain type injury and back and neck stress develops over time without knowing it. Some contributors are:

  • Funny leg posture
  • Funny foot posture
  • "Stuck" big toe
  • Beer gut
  • Walking "hard"
  • High heels
  • Old shoes
  • Tight pants and belts
  • Chairs that make you sit funny
  • Computer monitors at desk level
  • Smoking

Pilates will correct faulty biomechanics, strengthen muscle systems and balance your body's natural forces.

Visit Ace - American Council On Exercise to read more.


1-Mile Walking Test for Team Fantastic

To judge your fitness try the following 1-Mile Walking Test.

1. For an exact distance, use a school track or a measured and marked flat trail with a smooth surface.  (A standard track is one-quarter mile, so you will walk four laps in the inside lane for the 1-mile evaluation.)  Otherwise, use a measure path, a street you have driven to measure, or a treadmill.

2.  Warm up for several minutes with easy walking and stretching.

3.  Try to walk a pace that's steady but that feels as if you're pushing hard.  Remember, you'll probably walk at least 10 to 12 minutes, so don't start too fast.  Pick up the pace in the last couple of minutes if you still feel strong.

4. Your goal is to feel tired but not exhausted.  You should feel slightly winded, but you should not be gasping and panting.

5. Continuing to cool down by walking slowly for a few minutes.

6. Compare your time to the chart to assess your level.

Giving Kids Options Means Deciding As A Family to Change

In a nation where children are increasing overweight or obese, parents are feeling at a loss, and no real improvements are being documented despite the call for drastic changes by public officials.

Children can't be treated as "little adults" and prescribed an exercise programme and diet.  They need to be given options to follow their natural play and the movement they enjoy.  Allowing them to discover their passion by providing a variety of activities from hiking to skateboarding to tennis will develop a positive attitude toward exercise.

The same approach should be applied to food--giving them enough healthy options to pick from and eventually they will find those they like.

This empowers kids by being part of the decision making process but it also means that the family as a whole makes the major lifestyle change of more physical activity and more healthy food choices.