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Excerpts from the study Najmeh Noghani, Rahman Sheikhhoseini  & Farideh Babakhani Published online: 07 Sep 2022 : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363360474_Pilates_Exercises_Improves_Anticipatory_Muscular_Activation_in_Elderly_Women_A_RCT_Study Summary of abstract: Aims: to investigate the effects of Pilates exercise on the anticipatory activation of selected lower limb muscles and balance in elderly women who had previous history of falling. Methods: A randomized clinical trial study with 22 elderly women with 10 in the control and 12 in the experimental group. The experimental group performed the Pilates exercises for eight weeks (three sessions of one hour per week). Results: Pilates exercises had a significant effect on the Berg balance scale, the timed up and…

A very warm welcome to the new members who have joined the PAA community this month. We also welcome 8 new student members just starting out on their Pilates training. Congratulations to the students who have graduated and upgraded to a teaching membership and to those members who have upgraded their membership level. We encourage all members to upgrade your membership as you reach the next level, either by qualification or hours as it highlights your experience to clients and we love to highlight you as well. For further information on upgrading please read about the benefits of upgrading and…

Sally Anderson PAA Founding President Getting started The PAA originated from a recognised need for support and industry development for the broader profession in Australia. From where we sit now, it’s easy to forget that in 2000 Pilates was not yet a mainstream exercise modality like it is today. We were on the cusp of a massive growth phase. At the time there were boutique studios starting to open at a steady rate but Pilates was still fairly unknown in the general population in Australia. We all used to work on our ‘party speech’ … you know, when someone asked…

Recently, I was at the studio engrossed in my practice on the Cadillac when one of my colleague’s clients said, « I wish I had your body ». She was not referring to my physical appearance but rather to the way I moved and trained my body in Pilates: bending in all directions, pulling, pushing, lifting, etc., looking strong. She expressed her desire while I was extending myself into an upside-down swan-like position and enjoying the immediate sensation of openness of a full hang. I smiled and thanked her while quietly thinking, what stops you? Isn’t it why you come…

You know about our fabulous Conferences (2023 event currently in planning).  Many of you enjoy the comprehensive and competitively priced insurance through our arrangement with BMS and appreciate the access to the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies that come as part of your membership package. Or the insights from the podcasts and the Masterclasses, the posts on social media, the regular newsletters. But is being a member of the PAA worth the membership fee? We are confident it is, but think we can provide better information about what you get for your membership and what the organisation is actually doing. What…

Paul Schembri Infinity Pilates Studio, East St. Kilda VIC Instructor Name: Paul Schembri Studio(s) you work at: Infinity Pilates Studio Location: East St. Kilda VIC Instructor training: PITC/NPT Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction (2014), APMA Level 1 Instructor (2000) PAA Level: Professional Level 3 Instructor What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? Whilst undertaking my Bachelor of Education in 1990, one of my subjects was Dance and I had sustained an injury. As part of my rehabilitation, I came into contact with Pilates and thought this might be an added string…

Many moons ago, I began my classical ballet studies in Adelaide. I would go from school, to ballet, to home, to bed and repeat – much like many aspiring young ballet dancers do today. My teacher, Susan Taylor – to whom I am forever grateful – often reiterated the importance of “the three D’s” (Determination Defies Defeat) as she sought to instil in her students the notion that perseverance can indeed lead to great accomplishment. To help her students along this path (which in the context of ballet requires the dancer to enhance their neural pathways that govern precision of…

Birgitta Sundberg Moloney The PILATES Boutique, Sunbury VIC Emerging Instructor in Focus Instructor Name: Birgitta Sundberg Moloney Studio: The PILATES Boutique Location: Sunbury VIC Instructor training: Authentic Pilates Education – Full Comprehensive Training, Polestar – Diploma, Peak Pilates – Full Comprehensive Certification, Bachelor of Exercise Science and Human Movement, Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer PAA Level: Professional Level 1 Membership What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I have loved and love movement as long as I can remember. My movement journey started with gymnastics and then I ventured into lots of different…

the first and the current PAA logos 2022 marks 20 years since the founding of Pilates Alliance Australasia In 2002 a small group of passionate and dedicated Pilates instructors and educators came together with a vision to create an organisation that would support instructors, educators and clients in the Australian Pilates industry. Hence, the first evolution of the PAA was established and registered in 2002 with the Dept of Fair Trading under the Associations Act 1984. Our name has changed twice since then before becoming the now familiar Pilates Alliance Australasia Incorporated in 2004. That first visionary PAA Committee consisted…

A very warm welcome to the new members who have joined the PAA community this month. We have partnered with Tensegrity Training and National Pilates Training and welcome 19 new student members just starting out on their Pilates training. Congratulations to the students who have graduated and upgraded to a teaching membership and to those members who have upgraded their membership level. We encourage all members to upgrade your membership as you reach the next level, either by qualification or hours as it highlights your experience to clients and we love to highlight you as well. For further information on…