A PILATES PRACTITIONER’S EXPERIENCE AT THE BETTER MOVEMENT STUDIO:
Review by Judy on 26 Sep 2019

A Full Experience of All the Benefits of Pilates

I have learned pilates for more than a year now and visited many different pilates studioS.

This is my first time at The Better Movement Studio.  We started with a body awareness analysis about myself and then standing in front of a posture chart.  This was something very new for me considering the fact that I have visited many pilates studios.

The Head Instructor, Michelle, took pictures of my body in all angles and together we analysed imbalances in my body.  We discussed on her advices on how I can improve. The most interesting thing is the obvious problems that surfaced while discussing with Michelle,  are problems that I did not even realise is happening on my body and were not told by anyone.  This factor alone makes me love The Better Movement Studio already.  

Michelle is very knowledgeable in her pilates teaching and understanding. Whenever she cues me for the exercises and movements, she knows exactly which part of my body or which muscles need more or less work. And all these is based on my own personal posture analysis. I really love the session with her because all the exercises done with her is specially curated to suit my body and me. For example a simple roll-forward movement, Michelle would gently remind me to pay attention not to lift my left shoulder as according to my personal posture analysis, my left shoulder is already elevated and the left side of my body is longer compared to the right . And as she continuously sent gentle reminders with her cues, I actually start to remember this point myself.   

Overall, I really love and would definitely recommend The Better Movement Studio because in just 1 session, I could experience all the benefits that I have never felt before.

Moreover, the studio is super pretty and instagram-worthy!

COMPLETE BEGINNER PILATES: Review by HuiYi on 26th Sep 2019

Movement Has a New Meaning

It was my first time trying Pilates and truthfully, I never really knew what Pilates is nor its benefits. Michelle, the Head Instructor, did a posture analysis on me. I was quite shocked to observe the imbalances in my body!
Before the session, I always thought that Pilates exercises look pretty easy and simple. But no, when when I tried it out, they were not THAT simple. I find that it is actually a really fulfilling mind-body experience.

In the session, I learned to engage my inner core muscles and work on fixing my bad posture and weak points in my body. I began to have increased awareness of a few things in my body.  I realised that I tend to put more body weight on my right leg and my left ankle is a lot weaker.  I also found out that my recurring backaches was due to under-engagement of abs and inner core muscles.  I was loading and over-using my back muscles.
It was a really unique experience.  The exercises taught to me were catered to my own body thus I could experience how I could self-correct and start to mindfully engage muscles that have been sleeping for a long time.  I stood up and felt a new difference to my posture and the way I walk.
Most importantly, I love that in Michelle’s way of teaching, she is not looking to make you rely or depend on her for the rest of your life.  Michelle is super patient, encouraging and gentle.  She strives to empower me in such a way that I can feel the difference between good and bad movement so I will start making good movement choices.  She is passionate for each person to take charge of their own body.  Michelle makes me feel that I can aspire and achieve more in my physical wellness.  The session at The Better Movement Studio is an eye-opening experience for me.