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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome back everyone
to Business Talk, the show,
where we dive deep into theindustries that keep our world
moving.
I'm your host, didier, and intoday's episode I'll be speaking
with Margaret.
She owns a company that'scalled Pilates at your Place,
and we all love Pilates, don'twe?
Margaret?
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
How are you doing
today?
Speaker 2 (00:23):
I'm doing great,
thank you.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
I'm doing great.
I love that background.
We know we were talking aboutthat earlier, it's just so.
What's the word I use?
Tranquil.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Tranquil, yes, this
is my favorite little zany place
.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Yes, I love it.
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experience truly highlights theimpact of her services that she
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So, with that being said, takeit away, margaret.
Let's talk a little bit aboutyour background.
Let's get to know a little bitabout you.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Okay, so my journey
probably, I guess, starts when I
was about 50 years ago.
To be honest with you, I wasalways into exercise to some
extent.
A very dear friend of minerecommended Pilates to me and I
was like, oh, I do everything, Idon't need Pilates too.
I figured I was on my roll anddoing my thing.
Now I'm in my 20s.
Well, now I'm in my 30s and Ihave my son and I take him to a
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gym one day and they have aPilates class and I go.
You know what, let me give thisa whirl.
I don't know, maybe it'ssomething I'll enjoy.
I haven't done this in a while.
I kept working out, but Iwasn't in the gym scene.
But now I was back and I wentinto the class and I was like,
oh my God, this is totallydifferent Now.
My whole premise in life wasalways about core.
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I don't know why, but that wasmy focus since I was a young
person.
And when I learned about it andreally started delving into it,
I started realizing, oh my God,this is kind of what has been
on my head my whole life.
And now I'm finding this, youknow, workout that is really
core based.
I was like this is really cooland I've been doing it ever
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since.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
So let's talk about
that word core.
What does that look like?
Speaker 2 (02:21):
Core means you're
talking from your shoulders down
to your, you know, waistlinearea, and this is the core.
I mean your core is supportingyour back and then from there
it's like that's the foundation,and then when your limbs extend
from your body and Pilates, westart small but we extend.
When your legs go out or yourarms go out, it changes the
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plane and how your body works,and so you have to know how to
use the levers, because theseare your levers.
You know, and, like I would sayto people, this is your machine
, this is your car, this isgoing to take you through life
and you want to keep that carrevving.
And well, the first exerciseout of the gate is called the
hundred, and that gets the bodygoing, it starts the engine, it
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gets you to understand thebreath and how to move and how
the body fluids start to moveand the blood circulation and
all that stuff.
And that's all part of theprocess.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
I was going to say
that about the blood circulation
.
When you say you start, you getthe body moving, and I'm
assuming that blood circulationis so important, especially when
you're in the gym or you'redoing what you're doing with
Pilates, correct?
Correct, absolutely yes andit's all about the way you do it
.
It's not about rushing throughthe technique.
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It's all about technique rightand making sure you're going to
roll actually.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
I like that word
better yeah, well, it's well if
he started.
Joseph Pilates is the founderof this work and his whole
premise was control-ology wasthe word he used, and that's
what it is.
Your brain and your body haveto work in sync, and the brain
is very powerful If we all coulduse it the way it's supposed to
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be used.
We can all tap into so manythings, and one of them is
working with your body.
You know, when you lift a boxfrom the floor, you know many
people throw their back outbecause they don't know how to
use their body that's what.
Pilates brings to the world isthe fact that it it really uh,
you're, you're.
It's almost ingrained in yourbrain, so you don't have to
think about it anymore once youdo it enough.
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But you have to train yourself,which means you have to do this
.
It's a practice, like a yoga oranything else.
You have to practice and youcan't look, and every day is a
new day and every person's goingto feel differently.
Some of us have arthritis, someof us have degeneration.
You know, age is just imminent,so you really need to work on
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tuning up this fine motor thatwe have and keeping it healthy
so that we can go through lifeand enjoy the journey.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
I love that you know
what is one of the biggest
misconceptions that people haveabout Pilates.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Yes, it's not like
yoga.
They always want to think it'syoga.
No, it's not.
Pilates is mind-body like yogais a mind-body, but it's
building strength, it'simproving the muscle tone,
increasing your flexibility, itenhances your body control, and
so it brings other things to thetable.
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I'm not saying don't do yogatoo, or any other exercise you
want.
And I would say to people too,if nothing else, get the premise
of pilates, because it's reallygoing to help you down the road
.
Like I didn't know half thethings I know now about the body
and how it works back in theday when I was just gym.
You know working the weights andall that stuff.
You know, now I understand moreabout it.
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So, like I was in the gymrecently with my daughter and I
was watching, watching herposture, and I went over to her.
I go, samantha, you've got tomake sure the back is, and she
goes, no, I felt that, mom, yeah, you're right, so you've got to
be on top of your game.
But again, even I go fortraining with people because I
don't always see myself properly, I think I'm doing it right and
of course, course, my world isabout sharing with you the best
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form I can give you.
So you see it right, get it inour brain, right, we can't
execute it properly, you know,and so I really.
That's why there's a really bigmind body connection with it,
because you have to ingest it sothat you can add in Then you.
But again, a lot of people seethings differently, right, you
know, like it's a visual, seethings differently, right, you
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know, like it's a visual.
I do the work with the peoplebecause a lot of people can't
have to see the visual as wellas hearing.
There's all those modalities youhave to consider.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
I was going to ask
you about mind-body practice and
you actually answered it.
That's not a bad thing, right?
Speaker 2 (06:42):
No.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
Go ahead.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
No, no, I was just
saying, I hope not.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
Go ahead.
How can being more body aware?
Speaker 2 (06:55):
through Pilates
impact your stress, your focus
and even your confidence.
Well, first of all, exercise ingeneral is a stress reliever
hands down.
I just think everyone shouldreally work on.
You know a lot of people pushexercise to the side, a lot Like
I don't have the time.
But you know what?
You make the time for the cupof coffee or the glass of wine
with your friend.
Make the time for you.
You know I've always been aproponent of you should be first
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Cause if you can't take care ofyou, you can't take care of
anyone else.
That's right.
This is your starting point.
So go out of the gate and dowhat you got to do.
I used to get up at 4 in themorning to take care of me so
that I can be there for mychildren when they got up.
When my ex-husband left forwork, I was at least there so
that I was present.
Again, being present is soimportant.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
In reference to
sessions, maybe a little off
topic here.
What's?
Speaker 2 (07:51):
a normal session.
And I mean, how long is anormal session?
I mean, I've mastered to do itmyself in a half hour's time or
more or less.
But you need at least a 45minute to an hour session to
really or even 50 minutes.
But you know, I add a lot ofextra stretching and extra stuff
like that into the practicewhen I do my hour sessions with
my clients.
But again, the work is 35exercises.
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I only do mat Pilates.
That is my favorite and I donot waver from that.
I'm only trained in that work.
I'm mat three certified in matPilates.
So I've done everything I cando to like get to the top tier
and I've been doing it now 24years.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
So congratulations,
that's actually that's huge.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
Thank you.
Yes, I yeah go ahead.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
No, no, no.
I'm just saying that's, that'sawesome.
25 years and doing Pilates andjust trying to master the
techniques.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Um, Because I think
we get.
I will.
For me personally, I can't doeverything, but I want to hone
in on being as perfect at this,and we're never going to be
perfect, but you know andbecause some days you wake up
and your body isn't moving sogreat.
You know I do have arthritis, Ihave degeneration of the neck
and the hip, but I move like akid and I can get on the floor.
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I can get up off the floor likea kid and I can get on the
floor and get up off the floor.
You know, once we start notdoing those movements for
ourselves like a lot of peoplesit in a chair you lose it.
You just do.
I mean, I have clients who comeback to me Margaret, they took
a week off because they wentaway.
They're like oh my god, I can'tbelieve how stiff I am mm-hmm
and it's just, it's life andit's also elements.
you know it's raining here rightnow, but you know, when you
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have different weather patternsand things, they all affect your
body.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
That's a that's a
great point and it's interesting
.
You say that.
What is like?
Let's give our listeners onetip, something that they can use
as a technique that can helpthem, even if they're at their
home or at their desk at work.
What is that one tip?
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Pulling your core.
You know big, big, a big staplein Pilates is navel to spine.
Again, here we go Mind, mind,body.
You have to connect with it andit takes practice, Like I had a
client recently Roll up is thesecond exercise in the Pilates
repertoire, she couldn't do it.
I'm like no, you, just you, youcan't do it.
Yet it's never.
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You can't do it because younever want to give yourself the
brainpower to say I can't,because when you do that, you
give it away.
You need to say yet.
So your body knows it's coming,it's just not there yet.
You need to say yet.
Speaker 1 (10:32):
So your body knows
it's coming, it's just not there
yet, right, you give them toolslike I.
Speaker 2 (10:36):
Have them, use a wall
and I'll say, okay, put your
feet against the wall Now, braceyourself there.
Now, try to roll up and pullyourself.
Now, if you're at a desk, I say, do a roll down.
It's just a version of roll up,but now you're using, you can
use the wall, they call it.
There's a wall Pilates nowwhere you can lean against the
wall and roll down.
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You can also just stand up andknow, know when I say that you
got to bring your chin to yourchest, like as if you have a
tennis ball underneath your neck, underneath here, and you roll
back down to the floor but thenroll vertebra by vertebra back
up so you stand tall again,helping that alignment with the
spine, cause, again, posture isso important.
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You want to stand tall and feelproud, right, which is how we
are.
Confidence Cause, when you'restanding tall and proud, you're
feeling really good 100%.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
I agree with that.
Wow Very good and that you know, as we're Wow Very good and
that you know, as we're kind ofwrapping up, you know there's
that story and you kind ofalready gave a story of someone.
Is there another story thatreally kind of stands out of one
of your customers that said wow, you know, margaret, thank you
so much because I was this andnow I'm that.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Oh, I had a client
who was doing beautifully.
She would send me snapshots ofher body, how it was
transforming.
She couldn't get over the cutsshe was getting in her body.
Speaker 1 (11:58):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (11:59):
You know the type of
body that was forming.
Unfortunately, then life got inthe way.
She stopped working out.
And you know, and that's thething, people drop it.
And it's like you know and Ialways say to people you know,
even if you could do 10 minutesa day, right do something to
move that body so that you cankeep it going and keep the
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engine fired yeah, I love it.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
I love that, I'm
gonna get you on the map yeah,
yeah, absolutely, yeah,absolutely.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
It is a guy's thing
too, you know.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
No, no, no, I agree.
I agree 100%.
Well, this has just been apleasure.
I'm so happy and honored thatyou were able to take time out
of your busy schedule to sharewith our listeners some of the
do's and don'ts you know moredo's right of what Pilates is so
good for in reference to youroverall well-being.
And, with that being said,could you provide our listeners
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a phone number as well as awebsite to get a hold of you?
Speaker 2 (13:00):
Absolutely.
They can reach me atwwwpilatesatyourplacecom, and my
phone number is 551-200-2579.
Speaker 1 (13:14):
Well, Margaret, thank
you again so much for spending
time with us and hopefully wecan have you back again in the
near future.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
That would be
wonderful.
Thank you for your time, Didier.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
You're very welcome.
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