The Pilates Hive

09/07/2020

04/17/2020

The Pilates Hive is NOT open.

For those of you who are my clients and friends, I thought you might want to know what is going on with small business owners (self-employed).

Unemployment was never made for the self employed. So when the federal government opened it up several weeks ago to us, that was great news except for one thing: No one was prepared for it.

I applied for unemployment that day. It was clear it didn’t like my answers, being self employed (they didn’t have time to update the site). My claim immediately went into “denied” status. For the last 3 weeks, I have been trying to get answers or help, to no avail. The website kept crashing the first 2 weeks, so I couldn’t even log in. When you called the phone number, it just hung up on you. Same when you call MARVIN (the number you have to call every 2 weeks to prove you are still unemployed so you can get a check). Online chat times out the minute you open it.

I called my state representatives and the governor to apprise them of the situation.

I heard back from my federal reps only, who told me to contact my local rep for this issue. I did, and got a return call from my local rep the next day, who is supposed to help us navigate this. They said they had an inside person at the unemployment office to help and would pass my file along to them. That was 4 days ago, and I still haven’t heard back. In the meantime, I updated a form, and saw that my claim was yet again denied, and that any benefit dollar amount I would receive is $0.00.

I also applied for the federal aid package. Crickets.

I am going on 4 weeks with no income, but still have my monthly bills that have to be paid. Due to the Governor’s order, I can look forward to a minimum of 2 more weeks. This is unsustainable for small businesses.

Just wanted to share my experience.

I believe that we can be creative enough to find a both/and solution to this crisis.....yet all I see right now is an either/or.

Today's post was supposed to be about pretty outdoor home decor to zhush up your patio, but all that changed when I read that the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) funding designed to help small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis has

03/30/2020

Monday Minute with Michelle (and Theo) ~ Rocky’s quick Glider exercise routine

Today I am taking a break from talking about bones and movement to share an AWESOME friend’s workout routine. You guys know how particular I am and I wouldn’t send you to a site that had questionable training. Rocky is a good friend and colleague from California who also has studied Anatomy in Motion and has incorporated some of their exercises and methodology into his gym. He and his trainers are working hard to come up with a daily, different exercise routine you can do at home - check him out on Facebook: Rocky’s Fitness Center

Here is the link to the Glider exercises (some of my clients might recognize some of these, as we have used them in the studio. As always, if it doesn’t feel good, don’t do it):

https://youtu.be/edjYn2_Or9g

Keep moving, try to get outside in the fresh air daily, and B R E A T H E.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

03/23/2020

Monday Minute(s) with Michelle ~ A Varus Forefoot

What is a varus forefoot? (Hint: it looks pronated, but it’s NOT....it is usually more like a half pronated, half supinated. Remember, these 2 movements have 3 full planes of motion for your bones).

Give me a call or email me if you have more questions.

STAY HEALTHY!!!

03/09/2020

Monday Minute with Michelle ~ The Knee

Take a look at your knees in a full length mirror - Do the knee caps look the same or does one appear to be pointing in a different direction? Can you rotate your shin internally and externally?

If you have been experiencing knee pain, it could be that you have one area of bones rotating more or less than another area, which can create more of a shearing force at that knee joint.

If this sounds like you, look me up at www.thepilateshive.com to get assessed and addressed.

If this sounds like a friend, tag them.

Join the Movement Revolution!

03/02/2020

Monday Minute with Michelle ~. The Big Toe.

Your big toe IS SO IMPORTANT. He has very specific jobs to do during gait, and yet we ignore this guy completely until we stub him.

If you have had any injuries to your big toe(s), you should use the assessment I show you to see how it is working or not working now. Turf toe, dropped a weight on it, broke it.....all of these things can have big downstream consequences in the body just by inhibiting the proper movement of the big toe.

If you want me to assess you, and join the Movement Revolution, look me up at www.thepilateshive.com

02/24/2020

Monday Minute with Michelle!

The talus is the body’s Steering Wheel, or driver of the bus. Why is that important?

Here are the links to the study I refer to in the video:

https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-the-mechanics-of-the-body-s-steering-wheel-for-the-first-time

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-57912-z

02/18/2020

Monday Minute with Michelle! (Better late than never....busy day)

Joints act.

Muscles react.

Ponder that one the next time you are training a body part.

02/10/2020

Monday Minute with Michelle!

What is your Center of Mass (COM)? Why should you care how you carry it??? What happens if it’s not centered???

If you want to find out how you carry your COM, you can schedule with me here: www.thepilateshive.com.

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