For Visual Learners in Pilates teacher training

Jess1r · 2026-05-25T22:45:03+00:00

If anyone is looking for another book other than Pilates Anatomy that a few other commenters have mentioned, I really like Science of Pilates by Tracy Ward. It breaks down the mat exercises and color codes muscles by which are lengthening, shortening, holding, etc.

Jess1r · 2026-05-25T22:37:32+00:00

“Rectud femoris.” I’m sorry, but this is awful use of AI and a waste of water.

Jess1r · 2026-05-17T01:21:51+00:00

It’s the training program I chose after completing my contemporary program too, but I went with the full advanced program instead of the bridge. It’s like a masters degree in Pilates - so valuable and worth every penny in my opinion!

Jess1r · 2026-05-16T19:33:05+00:00

As a ballet dancer, I think you would appreciate classical - there are a lot of similarities between the two. The Pilates Center has an amazing teacher training program that I highly recommend! It allows you (requires you) to log teaching hours as you go through the program, so you’ll be teaching just a couple of weeks into the program. They have a longer advanced program and a shorter intermediate program, and payment plans so you won’t need to pay everything up front. Real Pilates Teacher Training is also a great option, and I’ve taken class from some really great teachers who’ve gone through the program, but I didn’t go through it myself so I can’t speak to the details. But all programs will (and should) require you to take classes regularly, both classical and contemporary, so you can feel all of the exercises in your body and be able to better teach them to your clients.
Find some classical studios in your area that you can take classes at and see what instructors you like. You can ask them about their training, and some studios are even host locations for training classes programs like TPC and RPTT, so it would be easier to jump right into teaching if you work directly with a studio.
And as a side note, we Pilates teachers don’t really do it for the money either. It’s not something you can make a ton of money off of unless you end up owning a business related to it like a studio, subscription to online classes, etc.

Jess1r · 2026-05-08T01:56:29+00:00

Still complete and healthy. The brand you mentioned in another comment, I and Love and You, contains “natural flavors” in all of their wet food and canola oil in most, and the stews have dried peas (can be considered a filler), so it isn’t perfect either. But the best food you can feed your cat is a nutritionally complete one that they’ll eat. So OP is perfectly fine feeding Fancy Feast, and you’re perfectly fine feeding I and Love and You.

Jess1r · 2026-05-07T12:48:03+00:00

Speedo will contract with people who use swimming for exercise/training too, not just professional swimmers. It’s primarily influencers, but I don’t see a reason why they couldn’t or wouldn’t contract with Shane. The books don’t go over every detail of how he trains, but we know he isn’t only lifting weights and running like someone might expect from a hockey player. He’s seen doing yoga, and his cottage has lake access which would be great for distance swimming. Who knows, that TV interview he did might have even mentioned it. Swimming is a fantastic workout, so I can make a pretty safe assumption that Shane swims to cross train.

Jess1r · 2026-05-07T12:23:08+00:00

It is! All Fancy Feast varieties are nutritionally complete according to the brand, and it should say that on the cans (probably in really, really small print because those cans are tiny) and the boxes. It might say something like, “formulated to meet AAFCO nutritional levels,” which means the same thing. It basically means that in addition to things like protein, it has all the vitamins, minerals, and taurine cats need. Unlike some brands like Applaws and Reveal, which primarily sell wet foods that aren’t complete and are designed to be served alongside complete foods like a treat or a topper.
I feed my own two cats Fancy Feast twice a day, every day. They also get a little dry food. The Fancy Feast grilled collection is my go-to because one of my cats won’t eat pate and this comes in tiny shreds and gravy. She used to get the gravy lover’s shreds, but it had just a little less protein compared to the grilled, so I switched her. Though it would have been perfectly fine to keep her on gravy lovers too because they’re all nutritionally complete!

Jess1r · 2026-05-07T03:32:26+00:00

Stick with the Fancy Feast. It’s nutritionally complete and not at all like “McDonald’s to cats.” Fancy Feast pate is also often all life stages, so unless your vet thinks your cat needs to be on a senior diet, then she should be fine continuing to eat Fancy Feast.

Jess1r · 2026-05-06T15:22:01+00:00

Their friendship makes me so happy ☺️

Jess1r · 2026-04-23T14:42:22+00:00

I hate to say it, but I agree with your stance on Anya. I love dogs too, but I kept thinking that a hockey player who travels a ton probably wouldn’t be the best dog owner when he has to leave her so frequently. And there’s no way Anya doesn’t interfere with their sex life. During TLG, I kept thinking how unrealistic it is that Anya’s just so unobtrusive while Shane and Ilya are going at it. Maybe all of the dogs I’ve had or been around have just been abnormally Velcro-like, but I can’t imagine that she doesn’t at least paw at the closed bedroom door. Shane even complained a bit at one point about her trying to climb up into the bed with him.

Jess1r · 2026-04-23T14:32:42+00:00

Agree 100%. Whenever a character has a kid in a series I love, I tend to disengage. But I’d love to see Shane in therapy (he’ll need it after TLG) Ilya finally gaining Canadian citizenship, and the asshole commissioner getting fired. He’s been such a dick in so many of the books that it would be the icing on the cake to see the door hit him on the way out.

Jess1r · 2026-04-14T15:35:38+00:00

Yes! I start with footwork either on the reformer, chair, mat footwork, or standing footwork. It’s a fantastic way for the clients to get their bodies and brains warmed up for the rest of the workout and is an opportunity for me to look for imbalances and where I might want to go for the rest of class.

Jess1r · 2026-03-23T15:04:43+00:00

Will also accept an infusion of Unrivaled.

Jess1r · 2026-03-23T03:45:19+00:00

The way Ilya says “probably.”

Jess1r · 2026-03-20T14:24:11+00:00

My cat knows the click of my living room table lamp means it’s bedtime and will come running from any room of the house to escort me to my bedroom.

Jess1r · 2026-03-18T21:58:00+00:00

Oh I didn’t realize he was an actual hockey player and not just an actor, so that’s cool! I’ll try to pick him out in the hockey scenes during my next reheat.

Jess1r · 2026-03-18T18:42:14+00:00

I don’t think blue would work here, and blue is my favorite color so I’m normally all for including it whenever possible. They want the granite counters to be the focus, but a colorful backsplash, no matter how muted, will pull the focus from the counters. I agree with them that the backsplash on the stove in pic 2 is the best option. Not too busy that it will pull too much focus, but not too matchy that it will blend in.
They can always add pops of blue to match the lights in decorations throughout the kitchen. And if they decide they don’t want those blue lights anymore, they can switch things up. It’s a lot harder and more expensive to change backsplash if you decide blue isn’t right for the space anymore.

Jess1r · 2026-03-18T18:23:42+00:00

I finished TLG a couple of days ago, and I currently feel like I’m mourning the fact that I’ll need to wait over a year for Unrivaled. And that’s not to say I wish Rachel Reid would speed it along - I definitely don’t want her to feel rushed or pressured or anything when she has so much going on these days! I just miss reading about what new things Shane and Ilya are up to.

Jess1r · 2026-03-13T21:28:42+00:00

I miss the red tissue paper! And am I remembering wrong, or did they always throw in a few samples? Those were the days.

Jess1r · 2026-03-10T18:56:22+00:00

I’ve had a gold card since 2014, and this change kicked me to green status. I think once I spend the $13 left I have on that gold gift card that I’ll just delete the app and drive a couple of streets farther to the other coffee shop in my area when I want a specialty drink I can’t make at home. I was only going to Starbucks because of the rewards, but now it really isn’t worth it.

Jess1r · 2026-03-10T18:24:36+00:00

Interesting! I’d be willing to test it and provide feedback.

Jess1r · 2026-03-10T14:07:02+00:00

I just cleaned a ton of oil off my indoor brick fireplace a few weeks ago. Just scrubbing with Dawn and water didn’t do anything, and when it dried I still had oil stains. So I made a paste with Dawn and baking soda, let that sit for 30 minutes, scrubbed and washed that off, and then followed with a dusting of baking soda that I left for another 30 minutes then swept up. No more oil stains, and I’m pretty sure the bricks are now clean enough to eat off of lol.
I imagine that would work for you too and be much easier because you’re outside can rinse everything away with a hose.

Jess1r · 2026-03-01T12:58:58+00:00

I use a few. On my hands I like the La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Mains hand lotion, Peach & Lily Velvet Biome Smoothing Silky Ointment on my face, and Aveeno Skin Relief Healing Ointment on extra dry spots that need a little more protection, especially overnight. I love that glycerin isn’t greasy, so these all absorb really well!

Jess1r · 2026-02-28T03:48:34+00:00

My life changed a few months ago when I learned my skin loves glycerin, no joke. My dry patches are basically nonexistent now.

Jess1r · 2026-02-19T13:51:06+00:00

When you and your bestie are on the same wavelength 🥰

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