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If you have questions about Pilates, our Studio and Instructors, or your individual practice, please see if any of the answers below are helpful. We are always happy to answer questions by phone or email as well. I prefer doing apparatus work to mat work. Do I need to do mat work in my pilates sessions? I take from several instructors and sometimes I feel that each one is telling me a completely different way to do an exercise. How can I understand what everyone wants? I have been a pilates student for a long time- why do I still have one side of my body that is stronger than another? If I have an injury, should I just rest from my pilates and other exercise until it feels better? Is it better to work with one instructor, or several to learn my Pilates? Can my friend start Pilates with me in a group class? Is it okay to feel some pain when I workout? Isn't that just me working through a tough spot? If I think I'm not doing the exercise right, should I skip it in my own workouts at home? Why don't Pure Joe instructors demonstrate the exercises? Wouldn't that be a faster way to teach us? How often should I do Pilates to get the maximum benefits? What other types of exercise should I do to complement my Pilates routine? I'm strong enough to do "advanced exercises", so why won't my instructors put them in my regular workout? Is Pilates supposed to make you sweat? How can Pilates help me from injuring, or reinjuring my back? Why doesn't Pure Joe teach mat-only classes? I prefer doing apparatus work to mat work. Do I need to do mat work in my pilates sessions? Joe Pilates invented mat work first, but found that the exercises were very difficult for a large number of people. He invented the apparatus, a system based on springs and isometric work, to help you better understand how your body works. Ideally, then the mat work, which uses no apparatus, would make more sense and would be a tool for you wherever you go. You are naturally feeling what Joe Pilates saw- mat work is hard! That's why we typically start you on the reformer, so that your body gets feedback on how it's working that day. However, as you continue your apparatus work each session, it is good to check in with how you are able to work on your own. That's why we often do the mat work in the latter part of your pilates session. There will be some sessions where you might not get to your mat work, but remember that mat work is an integral part of the pilates system, as it teaches your body independence and coordination within a method of stretching and strengthening your muscles. I take from several instructors and sometimes I feel that each one is telling me a completely different way to do an exercise. How can I understand what everyone wants? When your instructors are looking at you executing an exercise, they are looking to see what you initiate with, what you favor and if there are any imbalances. They are also looking to see if you are getting the stretch, strength, and/or control that you need out of that exercise. Because there are so many variables and so many levels to an exercise, each instructor may focus more intensively on one or two of those each session with you.

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