Dynamic Body Pilates

03/04/2025

🔍 How You Stand Affects How You Age—Here’s How to Fix It! 🏡✨

Most people think aging well is just about exercise and diet—but your posture and movement awareness play a huge role too! That stiffness you feel in the morning? The aches after sitting too long? They’re signs your body is asking for more balance and alignment.

💡 Try this quick standing awareness check to improve your posture & movement patterns:
🦶 Check your foot position – Are they symmetrical?
⚖️ Find your weight balance – Shift slightly forward, back, and side to side.
🔁 Reset your center – Discover where your true balance lies.

🎯 The more aware you are of your movement, the better you can prevent pain and injury!

✅ Try this now—where do you feel your weight naturally shifting? Comment below! ⬇️

💾 Save this post for later & tag a friend who needs better posture!

03/02/2025

New Yorkers, I see you—busy, stressed, and overworked. You’re powering through and pushing your body every day. But here’s the thing: your body needs restoration just as much as it needs intensity.

So, what suggestion am I offering you? An exercise so simple, so effective, that it feels almost… lazy. But trust me, it’s not.

📢 All you need is a foam roller and gravity does the rest.

Here’s what you do:
🛑 Lie on your back with a full-length foam roller (36” x 6”) supporting you from head to tail.
🛑 Relax.
🛑 Let your chest open, your spine decompress, and your breath deepen.

That’s it. No effort. No sweat. Just a huge release for your spine, neck, and back.

✨ What happens next?
✅ Your deep spine stabilizers engage subtly, keeping you balanced.
✅ Your back muscles finally relax after holding you upright all day.
✅ Your breathing improves, calming your nervous system.
✅ You’ll feel lighter, looser, and tension-free when you get up.

🔥 Your Challenge: Try this for 5 minutes tonight!
✔️ Set a timer.
✔️ Lie on your foam roller.
✔️ Breathe and notice the difference.

💬 When you get up, tell me—how do you feel? Drop a comment below or DM me if you have questions! ⬇️

02/20/2025

Feeling stiff, tight, or not as strong as you’d like? Winter has a way of making us hunch, stiffen, and move less—but the way you move every day matters just as much as your workouts.

When flexibility is limited, even simple tasks like putting on shoes can feel restrictive. When strength is lacking, everyday movements like climbing stairs or carrying groceries can lead to strain. The key to feeling good in your body isn’t just about working out—it’s about moving efficiently, whether you’re an athlete, a weekend walker, or just want to feel better in daily life.

Every session, in-studio or virtual, helps reinforce better movement patterns and lasting muscle memory. Strength isn’t just about lifting weights, and flexibility isn’t just about stretching—it’s about making movement powerful, efficient, and pain-free.

Struggling with stiffness or weak spots? What’s one movement you wish felt easier?

01/01/2025

🎉 New Year, New Intentions 🎉

As we step into 2025, let’s make it about you.

🌟 Move with purpose.
🌟 Build strength that supports your life.
🌟 Celebrate the incredible body you already have.

This year isn’t about perfection—it’s about showing up, one mindful step at a time. Here’s to rediscovering ease, energy, and confidence in every movement.

Let’s make 2025 the year we honor what our bodies are capable of. You’re stronger than you know—and we’re here to support you every step of the way. 💛

10/02/2024

At Dynamic Body Pilates, we know your journey to mobility, fitness, and ease is unique. If cookie-cutter moves aren’t cutting it, we’re here to rebuild your movement from the ground up. Influenced by the Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais™, and other modalities, we design a custom program for you. You’ll discover muscles you didn’t know existed, regain control, and move with grace and ease. Pain recedes, and you become the person you knew you could be.

💬 Step 1: Let’s start with a complimentary phone consult to discuss your specific challenges and goals.

📝 Step 2: In your first session, we’ll craft a personalized strategy based on your strength, posture, and flexibility.

💪 Step 3: Through 1-on-1 sessions, we’ll bring your custom strategy to life with exercises that transform your body and equip you for everyday life.

Ready for your breakthrough? Your journey begins here! ✨

09/12/2024

Improve strength, balance, and mobility—without rushing the process. With guidance from a compassionate, knowledgeable instructor who will answer questions and guide you through exercises to help you listen to your body, to move mindfully, and to help build confidence over time. It’s not about perfection, it’s about persistence. Every step you take is a step closer to your goals.

06/17/2024

05/23/2024

Why go to a rehab-focused Pilates studio? You need teachers who know how to bridge the gap between physical therapy and general fitness in a safe and compassionate way while also strategically helping get your whole body stronger.
🔹Whether you’re trying to
🔶get strong to avoid surgery
🔶be able to support your joints to have less pain
🔶recover from surgery and taper off or enhance your physical therapy
🔶work on posture, flexibility, and balance in a setting that matches your pace and learning style
🔹The team at Dynamic Body Pilates helps our clients to rediscover mobility, fitness, and ease

03/04/2024

Our latest client review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

12/17/2023

Treatment rooms 14th street & 5th ave for rent

Newly expanded studio space at Dynamic Body Pilates offers treatment rooms open to hourly, daily, and full time rentals for wellness practitioners. 🔹To enhance these rooms being peaceful and quiet for clients coming to *your* business, we have designed them in a completely separate space from the Pilates studio with a separate, private entrance and waiting area.

We are open to collaboration with a small wellness practice that would want to take both rooms and brand the space as their own. We would love to help another small business create the environment they envision.

Please email assistant@dynamicbodypilates.com with any questions or inquiries.

*decor is in development 🏡

11/03/2022

🔸“I know I need more core support but I don’t know how to get these muscles to fire.”
🔹There are many different types of movements in which we benefit from better core engagement. Are you trying to move your back or keep your back still? Different types of movement require a different type of contraction of the various core muscles.
🔸In this image our client is learning about core stability (the same action needed in a plank).
🔹To help draw the client’s attention to the lower part of her core we are using a bumpy ball. This slightly unstable surface gives a little bit of sensory feedback to her hips while her DBP Practitioner helps cue her ribs to better align with her hips in a neutral position.
🔸With ribs and hips integrated we’ve now activated our deepest layer of abdominals, the transverse abdominals.
🔹Want to know more? Click “get started” on our website to fill out an inquiry form 💃🏻 🕺🏿

07/03/2022

movement is an important component of any exercise program because just existing can be exhausting!

🔹 : take 5 minutes to simply lie on your back on a full length (36 inch) foam roller.

Benefits include:

🔸back relief
🔸relaxation that refreshes
🔸chest opening (especially if you open your arms)
🔸promotion or core and spine stability

There are so many wonderful things you can do with a foam roller for further relief and challenge!

At Dynamic Body Pilates we help you rediscover mobility, fitness, and ease.