Helga Stekelenburg Sylvester walks her talk Aside from being a Pilates trainer my first and foremost job is being a mom to my daughter and son and being married to Remco Stekelenburg. I am the founder and director of Pilates Oud- Beijerland and The Pilates Place Rotterdam (both studio’s are in The Netherlands). Together with […]
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Doing Peak Pilates education all over again
I write this column on a personal account. Pilatesglossy offers a platform for Pilates trainers with different backgrounds. In this column I will write about the Peak Pilates education I’ve done before and I’m re-doing right now. This does not mean that I, as editor-in-chief of Pilatesglossy, think that this is the best training you can […]
Miracles do exist!
Mirjam Breevaart (37) is Pilates instructor at the Pilatesstudio Oud-Beijerland in The Netherlands. I started taking Pilatesclasses about 7 years ago at The Pilatesstudio in Oud- Beijerland. I was suffering from hypermobility and had joints that dislocated quickly. I kinda always felt like I was made of sugar. Having a bit of a romp wasn’t […]
Pilates is playtime all day long!
Tony Balongo (42), born and raised in London, England, now owns and teaches at Valencia Classical Pilates Studio (In Alboraya Valencia) How did you get involved with Pilates? I discovered Pilates about 10 years ago through boxing believe it or not. (Yes there’s a hell of a lot of core work in boxing.) I received my initial education in Barcelona […]
The future is bright for Pilates.
Jelena Petrovic the owner and founder of Smartbody Pilates Studio in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She grew up in the former Yugoslavia, France and Tunisia. At the age of 15, she was awarded an academic scholarship and went to study in the United States, where she stayed for 14 years, studying acting and dance and was working as a […]
The Wrath of the Sport Cannons!
Jasmina is owner of Pilates Studio JB Care Pilates & more in Germany. Jasmina tells us about her project – The Wrath of the Sport Cannons – which supports women with overweight and/or mobility problems through Pilates. She want these courageous women to get the attention they deserve in a Pilatesclass. The same day Marjolein van Sonsbeek (Editor-in-Chief of Pilatesglossy) first contacted me on Facebook, was […]
Liesbeth Lecomte:”Pilates is good for everyone!”
Liesbeth Lecomte (26) is the owner of ‘LL Pilates’. The ‘LL’ are the initials of her name, but it can also mean LiveLong Pilates or Learn & Love Pilates! It also happens that her studio is located on the LindenLei! Her studio is in Schoten (close to Antwerp) but she can also teach elsewhere if […]
Columnist Martien Janssen:”Monday blues.”
Monday blues? They don’t bother me! For most people Monday is the worst day of the week. The weekend has just finished, it’s the start of a new workweek and the next weekend is still so far away! I used to feel the same way, unfortunately. But that time has come and gone! I’m ready to […]
Columnist Helga Stekelenburg:”My Pilates-journey”
About 8 years ago I went to a Fitness convention. Someone there tapped me on the shoulder and invited me to participate in a Pilates workshop. At that time I had hardly heard anything about the Pilates method but I’m always willing to try new things so I said “yes”. Bigger than I could’ve […]
Helga Stekelenburg from The Pilates Place Rotterdam
Helga Stekelenburg Sylvester walks her talk Aside from being a Pilates trainer my first and foremost job is being a mom to my daughter and son and being married to Remco Stekelenburg. I am the founder and director of Pilates Oud- Beijerland and The Pilates Place Rotterdam (both studio’s are in The Netherlands). Together with […]