06/08/2025
Love this, itâs so true and we donât feel embarrassed either đ
Recently I was teaching a client who seemed reluctant to do a particular exercise.
Now I fully respect every clientâs decision when it comes to their own body, but in this case, I had a strong suspicion: it wasnât discomfort or injury that was holding her back â it was the potential ââfâ risk.
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Letâs face it, some Pilates moves make breaking wind⊠well, almost inevitable.
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Weâve all had that one client who lets one rip in Rolling Like a Ball and then looks around, utterly bewildered, as if the noise came from someone else. (And maybe, just maybe, some of us are that client. Not naming namesâŠÂ đ)
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BC (Before Children), I used to teach a class of quiet, reserved women. One evening I walked in to find them all laughing uncontrollably.
Theyâd made a pact: if one of them farted, theyâd all just laugh.
They had barely unrolled their mats before it began.
Ten minutes later â it happened again.
And after that?Â
Total free-for-all.
I had to open the windows and politely request they exercise some restraint.
So whatâs the point of this story (other than indulging my deeply childish sense of humour)?
Itâs this:
Iâm a Pilates teacher. Iâm a parent. Iâm a human. I get it.
For some, bodily noises are hilarious. For others, theyâre mortifying.
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But hereâs the truth: itâs just your body doing what it needs to do.
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Movement is supposed to release tension â sometimes, that includes trapped air.
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Pilates teachers:Â Itâs our job to ensure that our clients feel that our clients are not alone if this happens, they are not being judged and we understand.
 Pilates clients: If you are going to class and it happens, youâre not alone, youâre not being judged, youâre among friends whoâll probably just giggle with you.
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 Own that moment, rock it, style it out, weâre there for you.
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Now⊠who wants a âFarting is Self-Careâ T-shirt?
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