Pilates Elephants

Our strategies to teach beginners effectively so they become regular clients and Pilates addicts.Resources mentioned in the episode:Purchase my book: Strengthen The Person, Not Just the Body Part hereConnect with Natalie Wilson hereBring your muscles to near fatigue 2x/week and reduce your chance of dying in the next 10 years by 46% hereIt’s ok to load people without training “stability” first: For people with back pain, heavy deadlifting, and a generic exercise program are just as effective as retraining core muscles and correcting imbalancesWhy external cues work and OPTIMAL theory hereMultitasking is not possible hereHow to layer exercises for clients with different levels of ability hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoMentioned in this episode:Get 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioGet 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

TLDR: No. But stick around for the science so you know why.Resources mentioned in the episode:Pelvises are not symmetrical (cool pictures!) hereWe’re crap at palpating lumbo-pelvic landmarks hereVisual assessment of posture is unreliable hereHip stiffness and range of motion don’t correlate with pelvic tilt hereAbdominal muscle performance is not related to pelvic tilt hereAbdominal strengthening doesn’t change pelvic tilt hereNo evidence we can change pelvic tilt with any form of exercise here80% of pain-free adults have “anterior pelvic tilt” hereAnterior pelvic tilt is associated with LESS back pain hereLeg length difference is present in 40-70% of the pain-free population hereOnly 15% of US adults meet the ACSM physical activity guidelines hereDo strength training 2x/week and reduce your chance of dying in the next ten years by 46% hereGot corrections, comments or questions? Reach out to Raph on Instagram hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoMentioned in this episode:Get 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioGet 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

This is exactly what I’d do if I was starting from scratch and I wanted to make $100k per year teaching Pilates from home.Let me know your thoughts. DM me on Instagram. Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoMentioned in this episode:Get 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioGet 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Loretta retired from her first career in 2018 and now at 66 years old, has started her second career as a Pilates instructor. This is her story.Resources mentioned in the episode:Connect with Loretta on IGOnly 17% of adults meet physical activity guidelines hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoMentioned in this episode:Get 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioGet 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Amanda owns 5 Pilates and fitness studios in Sydney Australia. She uses her assessment process to convert casual enquiries into long-term clients all in 1 hour. Resources mentioned in the episode: Please rate and review Pilates Elephants on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or any other podcast app of your choice. Connect with Amanda Dell'Aquila on InstagramFind Mission Possible Fitness online, on Facebook, and on InstagramConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoMentioned in this episode:Get 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioGet 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Everyone knows that if your knees go in when you squat it’s because your glutes aren’t working properly, right?Wrong.We talk through a whole list of reasons why your knees might go inwards in a squat that has nothing to do with your glutes not working. Plus why it might actually be GOOD that your knees go in during a squat.Resources mentioned in the episode:Muscle activation in a squat is load-dependent here and hereParalyzing the gluteus medius doesn’t make the knee go in more hereKnees going inwards in a squat is not a risk factor for ACL injury hereLya Bavoil squatting 213kg at 62.5kg body weight hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoMentioned in this episode:Get 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioGet 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

An (incomplete) list of things we believed that turned out not to be true.Resources mentioned in the episode:Connect with Daniel Arbilla on Facebook and InstagramFind Daniel on The Knowledge Exchange and Barbell PsychologyEyal Lederman Fall Of the Postural Structural Biomechanical Model hereNo evidence that exercise is more effective than non-exercise placebo for chronic pain hereMore high quality research is needed to be confident about the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoMentioned in this episode:Get 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioGet 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Do you wish you had more time? Here are the answers.Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoMentioned in this episode:Get 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioGet 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Brendan is a PhD candidate at the University of South Australia where he is researching the influence of implicit communication on patient beliefs and outcomes. In this conversation, we talk about how our beliefs as movement professionals influence our clients' movement, pain and outcomes from Pilates.Resources mentioned in the episode:Connect with Brendan Mouatt on Twitter and InstagramFind The Knowledge Exchange website and join the Facebook group for movement and health professionals hereRead Brendan's research hereEarly MRI leads to worse outcomes in back pain regardless of whether they find anything or not here and hereBiomedical tests and diagnostic labels actually don't reassure patients herePractitioner beliefs strongly predict patient beliefs herePain behaviour not pain intensity mediates opioid prescription hereMany physiotherapists implicitly associate round-back lifting as dangerous hereThinking about movement hurts, and makes your hand swell up hereNegative expectation abolishes the effects of opioid painkillers herePlacebo reduces pain the same amount as 4-6mg of morphine in postoperative pain hereThe presence of most MRI findings does not change treatment hereSpinal fusion is not more effective than general exercise for low back pain hereIn fact, pretty much every treatment for low back pain works about the same hereDentists’ belief about what they are administering influences patients’ pain herePlacebo suppresses immune function hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoMentioned in this episode:Get 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioGet 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Are we really strengthening our clients? How can we tell, and why even bother about getting stronger? The answers may surprise you!Resources mentioned in the episode:An hour a week of resistance training maximizes your lifespan hereMechanical tension is the key stimulus for strength gains hereWHO physical activity guidelines hereWorking to failure or near failure is equally beneficial (and necessary) to increase strength hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoMentioned in this episode:Get 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioGet 1:1 coaching with me to grow your studioThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy