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Boutique pilates serving the Cedar Valley area 📍Private/group/virtual training, movement expert!
October classes are getting a little out of hand… and we’re so excited!! 🎃
We’ve got TWO themed classes coming your way and trust us, these are going to be FUN.
🌎 MR. WORLDWIDE 🕺🏼 10/22 6:30 pm
45 minutes of Pilates, nothing but Pitbull on the playlist, and a VERY special guest instructor… 👀
🎃 ANYTHING BUT PILATES CLOTHES, 10/29 5:15 pm
Pajamas? Snorkeling gear? A bathrobe? Literally anything BUT your normal Pilates outfit. The more ridiculous, the better.
Same Pilates you know and love, just with a whole lot more personality!
Grab your spot, bring a friend, and come have some fun with us!
Registration is OPEN! 🪩💛
10/07/2026
Boney Joe said in case you didn’t believe us yesterday… 💀
Your head IS part of your spine!!
Take a look at this side-lying leg series. With the ball supporting his head, you can see one long, organized line from the top of his head, through his spine, all the way down to his tailbone.
The ball isn’t there just because Boney Joe likes to be comfy. 😂 It’s helping fill the space between his head and the Mat so his neck can stay in line with the rest of his spine instead of dropping toward the floor.
And while those legs are busy doing their thing, the rest of the body still has a job to do.
Support the head, organize the spine, THEN move the leg…
Boney Joe gets it. 💀🫱🏻🫲🏼
Just a girl, 5 months pregnant, seeing something her mentor did and immediately thinking… yeah I wanna try that 😅
Maria Leone is truly one of the strongest, smartest and most knowledgeable people I’ve had the privilege of learning from in this industry, so when I see her do something like this, you KNOW I’m taking notes. Especially when she is inspired by other critical thinkers in this line of work like and .utkudnyc 👏🏻
Pregnancy has made movement feel like a completely different language some days. My strength feels different. My balance feels different. My body quite literally IS different.
But getting to stay curious, play around and see what this version of my body can do?
Still the best part of this work!
Baby MOVE and I are just trying to keep up with the big dogs over here 🤝🏼😎
10/06/2026
Your head is not just along for the ride. 🫠
One of the things I cue CONSTANTLY in the studio is head position. Your head is an extension of your spine, which means where your spine goes, your head needs to follow in relationship to your shoulders.
If we’re creating a round shape through the spine, your head should continue that curve. If we’re working in a neutral spine, your head should continue that neutral line etc.
What I see all the time is a beautifully organized spine… and then a head that looks like it has completely left the chat. 😂 Chin cranked up, or the head almost disconnected from the shape the rest of the body is making.
And it’s not necessarily about holding your head perfectly or creating MORE tension through your neck. It’s about awareness.
Where is your head in space?
Does it actually match the shape you’re asking your spine to make? Are you moving your spine as one connected system, or forgetting about everything above your shoulders?
Your cervical spine is still your spine. Boney Joe would never forget about his cervical spine. 💀
10/05/2026
Boney Joe would like to remind you, a Pilates bridge is not a hip thrust. 😂🦴
When we bridge, you’ll typically see us work it one of two ways…
Through spinal articulation, peeling up and lowering down one vertebra at a time. OR with a flat back, moving the trunk more as one unit.
And honestly? Both are challenging in completely different ways.
What we see alllll the time is the bridge being led by an extended (aka flared) rib cage rather than finding the connection between the posterior chain + core and letting them work together.
The goal isn’t just to get your hips as high as possible. ☝🏼It’s about how well you can organize your body to get there AND back down… your ribs should feel like they’re below your hips. (unless directed otherwise)
And lucky for us, Boney Joe makes it pretty easy to see exactly what that spine is doing. 😂🦴
No muscles…no excuses. Just good mechanics from Boney Joe!
Same exercise at about one week pregnant vs. five weeks pregnant 🫶🏼
Which is WILD to look back on because in that first clip, I had absolutely no idea she was already along for the ride.
And honestly, not much looks different between these two videos… but holy cow does it feel different!
I feel like that pretty much sums up pregnancy in general lol.
So much can be changing on the inside before there’s really anything to see on the outside. And I’m learning more and more that movement right now isn’t about doing less OR proving I can still do everything I did before.
It’s literally just about paying attention…how do I feel today? what feels good? what doesn’t? what does my body have the capacity for right now? and then going from there.
Same exercise…same body….veryyyy different season.
And apparently, my tiniest Pilates partner has been here for more of it than I even realized. 🥹💛
Their reactions truly say it all… I mean Anna literally levitated off the floor!🥹😭💛
Each one of these girls knew the journey we had been walking and just how badly we wanted this little girl long before she was here.
They were there through the waiting, the hoping, the disappointment, and all of the “maybe this month” conversations. They encouraged me, loved me, hugged me, and made it a little easier to keep showing up when the waiting felt like an eternity.
Getting to finally tell them that it was our turn was a moment I’ll never forget… it makes me tear up just thinking about it.
So, so thankful for these girls and the way they loved us long before there was a MOVE baby to celebrate. 💛
1/2 way there!
10/01/2026
Everyone meet Boney Joe! 💀
He’ll be hanging around the studio this October helping us make a little more sense of what’s actually happening inside the body during Pilates.
First up: Teaser on the Cadillac.
Teaser isn’t just “hold your legs up and hope for the best” 😂 We’re looking for control through the trunk, length through the spine, and a whole lot of connection through the center as the body balances *behind* the sitz bones. (no that is not a typo, that’s really the proper term & spelling)
On the Cadillac, the push through bar gives us something to press into, which can help organize the shoulders, connect the back body into the trunk, and find a little more length through the shape.
Boney Joe makes it look easy….mostly because he has no muscles to fatigue. 💀
More Pilates anatomy with Boney Joe coming all October long!
September, you were so sweet to us. 🤎
Three collaborations, so many familiar faces + plenty of new ones, and a whole lot of MOVE outside the studio walls.
From Sage with Harbor Coffee Company and Leah | Florist 🌸, Pilates + Matcha with Chasn Matcha, to closing out our fall collaboration season tonight at La Porte City Golf Course… this month felt like such a beautiful reminder of how much this little community continues to grow.
Our hearts are full, and we’re heading into October feeling extra grateful, inspired + ready for what’s next. *cough cough, more equipment*
September was sweet. October, we have a feeling you’re going to be pretty special too. 🍂🤍
09/29/2026
THE WAIT IS OVER!!! 🤭💛 MERCH IS FINALLY HERE!
Your MOVE goodies have officially made it to the studio and are ready to come home with you!!
If you placed an order, you can grab it before or after your next session or class. Not coming in soon? No worries! Just send us a DM and we’ll coordinate a time for you to swing by + pick it up.
We cannot WAIT to see you all in your new MOVE gear. 🥹💛
THANK YOU for repping this little community of ours. It means more than you know!!!
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3151 Brockway Road
Waterloo, IA
50701
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