There’s that moment when you sit up in bed in the morning.
Nothing has happened yet.
You haven’t worked yet.
You haven't lifted anything yet.
You haven’t rushed off anywhere yet.
And you can already feel it.
Your waist.
At times like this, many people say:
„I must have slept badly.”
„That’s just the way things are these days.”
„It’ll pass.”
And then the weeks go by.
The months.
Sometimes it’s better.
Sometimes it’s worse.
But somehow, it’s always there.
Yet more often than not, your waist isn’t even the biggest problem.
But rather because, for far too long, everyone else had been more important.
You’re working.
You’re helping.
You’ll sort it out.
You’re organising it.
You keep an eye on everyone.
Just not on yourself.
And after a while, your body starts to speak.
Start off quietly.
A bit of stiffness.
A bit of tension.
A bit of pain.
If we don’t hear this either, it will get louder and louder.
We had a guest who said on their first visit:
– All I want is to be able to put my socks on in the morning without having to spend three minutes getting ready first.
He didn’t want to run a marathon.
Don’t do the splits.
Not a six-pack.
Just to get his everyday life back.
A few weeks later, she recounted the story with a smile:
– Imagine that… this morning I just put my socks on. And it was only afterwards that it occurred to me that this used to hurt.
That’s why we love what we do so much.
Because it’s not just your muscles that get stronger.
But freedom will return.
The fact that you don’t have to think things through before every move.
Can I do it?
Or is it going to hurt again?
For us, Pilates is never an end in itself.
The aim is not for someone to perform an exercise perfectly.
But rather, so that he can live his life more easily.
So that they can enjoy going on an outing.
He can lift his grandchild.
May you have plenty of energy all day long.
And come evening, may you still have the will to live, not just to survive.
If you feel at the moment that your body is trying to talk you out of more and more things, don’t just take it for granted.
Pain doesn’t always mean that something is permanently damaged.
Often, it simply means it’s time to start paying attention to yourself again.
And believe me…
It feels much better to wake up in the morning without your waist being the first thing on your mind.
It’s about what you’d like to do with your day.