

Pilates Elephants
Raphael Bender
We get to grips with new research, teaching strategies, and social issues around Pilates and Pilates teaching. This is 100% authentic, unscripted, real talk about everything Pilates.
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Dec 28, 2025 • 40min
342. 3 Pilates exercises walk into a bar...
What do flamingo, arms in straps and knee pulls have in common?They look different. They feel different.They’re secretly doing the exact same thing.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Dec 21, 2025 • 42min
341. There's a grape under your back
A Pilates cue goes off the rails and exposes everything we get wrong about “perfect form.” Expect heresy, biomechanics, and a very small grape that ruins neutral forever.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Dec 14, 2025 • 45min
340. What's the minimum effective dose of Pilates for strengthening?
How much Pilates do you need to do to get stronger?Probably less than you think!This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Dec 7, 2025 • 41min
339. Is Pilates Education Increasing Our Risk Of Injury?
Resources:Strength training reduces injury risk substantially here and here and hereResistance training itself is a very safe activity here and hereFoot pronation increases risk of shin splints here, but has no effect on overall injury risk here and there is minimal evidence that any biomechanical variable predicts running injuries hereKnee valgus does not predict future ACL injury hereThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Nov 27, 2025 • 15min
338. The 3 Skills That Differentiate Average Pilates Instructors From Superstars
What to look for when coaching your team - or critiquing your own classes.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Nov 23, 2025 • 39min
337. What are lunges for?
The humble lunge - there's a LOT more there than meets the eye. We go there - biomechanics, cueing, how to layer it and why most instructors don't get the full value from it.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Nov 20, 2025 • 58min
336. How Build A Studio That Attracts VIP Clients with Patricia Robinson
In this episode Patricia Robinson from Pilates Vita, London, breaks down how she built a boutique, premium-priced Pilates studio serving VIP clients in Kensington.Find Patricia here:https://www.pilatesvita.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Nov 16, 2025 • 1h 2min
335. How Ana is making €100k+ teaching Pilates in a Tiny Dutch Town
The story of how Ana Maria Borrero went from from €17/hr employee to nearly €10k/month in revenue with 6 reformers, 20 classes, and a waitlist in a small Dutch town.Find Ana here:https://movewithana.nl/ https://www.instagram.com/movewithanapilates/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Nov 9, 2025 • 1h 8min
334. Leaving Classpass with Sari Sadhati
Many studio owners have a love/hate relationship with Classpass - Sari and I have an honest conversation about the pros and cons, and why (and how) her studios are leaving Classpass.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Nov 2, 2025 • 43min
333. What To Cue (It's Not What You Think)
There IS a right thing to cue in each exercise in Pilates. Here's how to know what it is.Bonus - There is no consistent pattern of muscle activation in the prone hip extension test. Except that gluteus maximus is consistently the last muscle to activate - hereThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy


