Focus on Fascia
PNWP Owner Melanie Byford-Young brings the Merrithew™Fascial Movement Foundation Course, Level 1 to Pacific NW Pilates. Designed especially for fitness, medical and therapy professionals, the course is … Read more
Therapeutic Pilates | Hypermobility & Shoulder Stability
In this episode, learn how to safely stabilize the shoulder and keep hyperextension of the shoulder and elbow from occurring. Create a series that progresses a client … Read more
NEW Therapeutic Pilates Virtual Workshop Series Provides a Path for Movement Professionals
Working alongside complex injured clients is a delicate balance between art and science. For any individual, there can be thousands of issues that result in pain, many … Read more
Therapeutic Pilates | Hip Replacements
In the last five years non-traditional approaches to hip replacements are becoming mainstream and tailored more to each client’s condition. Master STOTT PILATES Instructor Trainer, Melanie Byford-Young … Read more
Prenatal Pilates: An Instructor Do-and-Don’t List
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and IDEA Health & Fitness—the world’s largest association for health and fitness professionals—encourage regular exercise during pregnancy to: improve … Read more
Couples Sweat Together While They Stay Together
Like never before, couples at PNWP are doing Pilates together. Online and in the studio, PNWP instructors are teaching more semi-private classes and seeing more couples during … Read more
New Year fitness resolution? Think bigger. Step smaller.
“Getting fit” is always one of my top New Year’s resolutions. Each year I decide what it will take to reach my goal—exercise four days a … Read more
Melanie puts the FUN in Functional Anatomy!
I get to teach Fundamental Anatomy again! I love applied anatomy, biomechanics, arthrokinematics, brain science, fascial science and everything that helps clients move better. Join me if … Read more
PNWP Thank You & Appreciation Week: September 28th – October 3rd
Dear Friends of PNWP, For the last six months, Pacific Northwest Pilates has met the impacts of a global pandemic, seismic economic shifts and social upheavals and … Read more
Announcement: New Payment Process for Clients
Like so many businesses today, Pacific Northwest Pilates has had to make considerable changes to meet the needs and demands of a virtual world. We’re requesting your … Read more
“Pilates In Place” Sparks Thinking Outside of the Box
Pacific Northwest Pilates recently made it easier to provide students with fun, engaging home workouts virtually. In less than two weeks, the studio rolled out over … Read more
Pilates in Place | PNWP Goes Virtual!
Less than a week after Governor Brown ordered Oregonians to Shelter in Place, PNWP instructors rolled out 40 unique online Pilates mat and movement classes. Now, from … Read more
