The Trap of Experience!

The Trap of Experience
The trap of experience. Does being more experienced at something mean you have to make it more complicated or can you delve deeper to understand more?

The month of May might summon up irresistible Star Wars puns and mean winterā€™s coming. But itā€™s still warm enough for even old John Snow to slip on comfy shoes and pound some ground. And with Pilates Day (and Move Moveā€™s bā€™day) just around the bend, your fav studio makes a brill pitstop. (I might be biased though.)

Still, Iā€™ve listened to people whoā€™ve practice Pilates for a couple of years say, they find beginner moves too easy. (The Force is strong in this one.) Yet see intermediate moves as a bit hard or confusing (like ā€˜The Force Awakensā€™). Have they got stuck in the trap of experience?

Now itā€™s normal to seek out challenge. And you should always feel pushed while practising Pilates. However, that doesnā€™t need to mean harder or more complex moves. The real challenge of Pilates comes from diving deeper into the artistry, gaining more control, and moving with better quality. I canā€™t repeat this enough: ā€œLevel does not measure your grasp of the method.ā€

Then what does?

Why itā€™s how you practice, and then put Pilates into every day. Thereā€™s a true joy that comes with noticing that chin lift, that adjustment in your chair, that rib-cage-expanding breath.

Thatā€™s the true power of Pilates.

Itā€™s a lifelong practice whose reward is a better understanding our bodies and more awareness of our alignment, posture, and how we move.

Hear me roar! Beginner moves make me just as happyā€”and challengedā€”as advanced ones. Still, have a chat with your instructor. Here at Move Move, we work with you so when a high-level move comes up, you do another one thatā€™s from the same familyā€“only simpler. Thus allowing you to keep pace, and focus on flow.

By the way, which beginner Pilates move is your star? Mineā€™s Roll-Ups. Name yours in the comments below.

Speaking of stars, May the fourth be with you, and never stop not moving.

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