movement.design.lab

movement.design.lab Movement Design Lab is a Pilates & GYROTONIC® Method studio based out of Steamboat Springs, CO.

By helping you learn how your body is designed to move, take your running, skiing, cycling, hiking, climbing and all around life beyond your expectations.

Oh boy. 🤓💀🙃Finally offering my perspective on all the current debate surrounding strength training and Pilates. Is Pilat...
05/19/2026

Oh boy. 🤓💀🙃

Finally offering my perspective on all the current debate surrounding strength training and Pilates.

Is Pilates strength training? Technically, yes. But it’s critical that you understand the nuance to know how effective it may be for your clients in reaching their goals.

I’ll be doing more posts on this topic to follow but for now, here’s a good start.

Have any questions?

Thank you to everyone who joined me Saturday for my Applied Biomechanics course for movement professionals hosted by ! ...
05/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me Saturday for my Applied Biomechanics course for movement professionals hosted by ! I had the best time geeking out with you on forces, moment arms, and all the ways that biomechanics pertains to Pilates and teaching movement. This material is so critical for understanding movement and is the basis for how you can adapt any movement to any client so that you can truly teach to the client in front of you.

And if you have any follow up questions on the course, or would like to stay in the know on all my MDL Geek Out courses, send me a DM.

I can’t wait to geek out with you next time!

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Curious about how I work strength training principles into my teaching as a Pilates and Gyrotonic teacher?The key here i...
04/24/2026

Curious about how I work strength training principles into my teaching as a Pilates and Gyrotonic teacher?

The key here is I always work to support my client’s goals. Some of my clients want/need our sessions to count as a strength training session vs a low load/mobility session. For these clients, I program accordingly. But for all clients, I make sure they have additional strength days outside of the studio so ensure they get the best results possible.

Find this helpful? Let me know! Always happy to answer any questions you may have! 🤓💪🏼

04/16/2026

Isn’t running/dancing/golfing/mountain biking/skiing/climbing enough?

Honestly?

No.

In this episode of Applied Anatomy, I discuss why strength training is so critical. It’s just under two minutes but I promise it’s worth the watch. I have this conversation all the time with my clients. Yes, all your favorite sports are amazing and yes, you should absolutely keep doing them.

But, also, skeletal muscle is expensive.

Your body won’t just magically stay strong unless you provide it with adequate and regular input in order to maintain muscle mass.

Womp womp. 🫠

So yea, make sure you use it, or you will definitely lose it. 💪🏼🤓🔥

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Ooooooooooo, as an exercise physiologist and biomechanist, I always love a good ACSM position stand update. 🤓💪🏼Here are ...
04/15/2026

Ooooooooooo, as an exercise physiologist and biomechanist, I always love a good ACSM position stand update. 🤓💪🏼

Here are 5, IMO, of the biggest takeaways from the latest ACSM stand on strength training.

With it estimated that less than 30% of all adults (and scarily about 10% of adults over the age of 65…) participating in the recommended 2-3 days of strength training per week this, if you’re a movement professional, this paper is a must read.

Which, if you’re not familiar with ACSM, basically they are the world’s largest sports medicine and exercise science organization. It’s a phenomenal organization that continually brings bench science to the people so that we all can better understand how exercise is medicine.

What do you think? Did any of this surprise you? And if you found it helpful, be sure to like, save & share!

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With all the new faces on here, I figured it was time to reintroduce myself! First, welcome! Im so glad you’re here.As w...
04/02/2026

With all the new faces on here, I figured it was time to reintroduce myself!

First, welcome! Im so glad you’re here.

As weird as social media can be (seriously, wtf?) my goal in being on this app is getting to connect with other Pilates and Gyrotonic teachers and geeking out on the science of movement with plenty of nuance all while still keeping it fun.

Now it’s your turn! I’d love to hear from you! Please say hi in the comments! 👋🏼🤓

03/31/2026

Sharing another clip from the MDL Geek Out: The Shoulder for episode 2 of Applied Anatomy. 🤗

This is a great example of what I’m talking about when I talk about the importance of movement teachers understanding beyond the basics of anatomy. Our Pilates and Gyrotonic trainings typically don’t include this level of understanding.

Basic anatomy = you know the names of a few things like the humerus and the scapula

Knowing joint kinematics = you know the shapes of the joints and bones so you understand why something like external rotation of the humerus can be helpful during abduction and flexion

Be sure to save this post as a reference for the next time you’re teaching a client with shoulder impingement or to help you better cue the shoulders.

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Another MDL Geek Out in the books!Over the weekend, I taught the MDL Geek Out on the Shoulders. From anatomical basics, ...
03/30/2026

Another MDL Geek Out in the books!

Over the weekend, I taught the MDL Geek Out on the Shoulders. From anatomical basics, to joint and skeletal muscle kinematics, to common pathologies, we covered it all.

This course was exactly the course I wished I could have taken as a young Pilates teacher still dealing with my own shoulder injuries.

It’s also a course that instead of teaching 1000 new shoulder exercises, we covered the framework of how our shoulders actually move from an anatomical basis so that you can teach any exercise more clearly, program more effectively, and know how to triage if something doesn’t feel right.

I am so thrilled to finally release this into the world.

My geeky heart is full.

Thank you again to everyone who registered, joined me live, and to those who registered to watch the replay. Your support means the world to me.

And I can’t wait to geek out with you next time!

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