It doesn’t happen overnight.

There isn’t a specific date on the calendar when you decide that, from now on, you’re going to live a shorter life.

Just a little at a time.

You’re not going on that trip the first time round.

„It would be too long.”

And then you skip the dancing at a wedding.

„I’d rather just watch you.”

Later on, you won’t even want to go on a full-day sightseeing tour.

It’s not because you don’t feel like it.

But because you know exactly what’s in store for you the next day.

It’s going to hurt.

You’ll get tired.

Your waist is getting slimmer.

Again.

The hardest part of this isn’t even the pain.

Rather, it’s that, without realising it, you start to scale back your life.

Fewer programmes.

Less spontaneity.

Fewer experiences.

And after a while, it starts to feel natural.

But it isn’t.

We had a guest who said on their first visit:

– I didn’t come here because I want to do sport. I came because I’d like to finally spend the whole day playing with my grandchild without having to sit down every twenty minutes.

That was his aim.

It’s not about having the perfect body.

It’s not about losing weight.

But rather an afternoon spent together.

A few months later, he sent a photo.

They were both smiling.

You couldn’t tell from the photo just how much work had gone into it.

It was simply that he was back in her life.

Many people think that Pilates is all about moving more gracefully.

We see it differently.

For us, Pilates is about being able to say ‘yes’ again.

On an outing.

On a trip.

For a bike ride.

For a dance.

A weekend away with the family.

We don’t work to make your body perfect.

But so that you don’t have to keep thinking about it.

Because when your body finally starts to support you, something is released.

Please note.

Your energy.

As you wish.

And you can get back to doing what really matters.

Because life doesn’t happen whilst you’re sitting on the sofa.

But out there.

And it feels good to be part of it again.