Pro-Active Pilates
#205-212 Main Street V2A 5B2 Penticton, BC, Canada

Hoppy Easter . Let’s get to work on those paws This is the last of the videos I am posting for bunions. There are many more exercises that can be given. Contact 250-462-2723 to book your private lesson to get more!

Pro-Active Pilates studio is not the average Pilates studio. Marlene has been teaching Pilates for 20 years and has worked with and been trained by some of the top Physiotherapists in the community and Pilates industry. There is always hope to improve any condition. Bunion exercise number 2: place a pen on the floor next to your big toe. Keeping your big toe metatarsal planted and foot still. Move your big toe over to the pen. Might be nothing at first but keep at it it will get to be a bigger movement every time

Posting exercises for bunions over the next few days. Bunions CAN be improved, you just need to be persistent and work at it everyday! Broccoli and asparagus elastics work well but I have cut up an old flexband here. Hair bands will do as well. Pull your toes so they align with the big toe joint, then lift and lower.

Well this was unexpected... round 3 of Covid restrictions. Studios 1 and 2 are still open for private lessons. AS ALWAYS: masks required upon entering building, hand sanitizer before and after workout, thorough disinfecting of all equipment. No charge if needing to cancel class due to sickness.

Marlene’s new book! We never stop learning at this studio! Working on gait related disorders !!

An anterior pelvic tilted posture...This posture typically has SI joint instability. We read posture and tailor workouts to take this type of posture to eventually become a more neutral, pain free posture. We bridge the large gap between the physio office and the gym. That is what Pilates is about

Mariah practicing for her STOTT Pilates exams. She’s a natural

Sorry one more,

Dont let your mind tell you I cant

Our creed at this studio Master your 7 checkpoints in your body and you will be pain free.

We can help you make a difference. Pilates, Stretch and roll for better posture and a pain free body

Saturday stretch and Roll is back!! 9am and 10:30am. Book your spot soon! So many foam rollers, so little time

Sylvester Stallone at 70, hes still go it

Transverse abdominis is the deepest abdominal muscle and an important core muscle. Inadequate activation contributes to low back pain, lumbar instability. It fully wraps around the torso, creating your own built in spanx.

Well yes and if you are on a reformer...

Your head weighs 10 extra pounds for every inch it is forward. We can teach you how to build a stronger and aligned head posture. #stottpilates

My turn! Crouching tiger to Plank then Pike to Plank. Picture that dowell on my back. Arms and legs linking in to core!!

When more boxes of Pilates toys/equipment arrive at the studio

Workshopping new workouts for my people ... on a weekend. Why? Because I love what I do and my people

We offer two great Canadian programs at our studio Love our Canada. #stottpilates #footcollective

Various Pilates studios have come and gone in our little community, but we continue to stand tall and strong ~weathering many storms . Thank you Penticton Celebrating 16 years of business in downtown Penticton. Come see and experience what makes us who we are. #stottpilates

New piece added to the Pilates studio is the Footcollective beams. A beam to not only balance on, but teach you the midline of the foot and how to strengthen the chain from the foot to hip. Total genius and made in Ottawa. We have 6 beams for you to enjoy! Love it studies show it will heal any foot, knee and hip pain you could ever have.

Want a great zoom class? Try my great friend Justina Baileys, owner of Studio Fitness Victoria . Justina used to teach at Pro-Active Pilates 12 years ago. We filmed on location in studio today while she was in town. What a gem

Proudly running programs originated in Canada STOTT Pilates and Footcollective, all born and raised in Canada ... (just like me). Choose wisely

Your core does not pull you into alignment. You must learn how to align your body and stack your joints, then the core can fire. This what I teach all day long and has helped so many suffering with pain.

What a great week of being back in the studio. I love my clients . Your dedication to Pilates and to the studio are so greatly appreciated. Xoxo Mar

75 min. class= 15 min. stretch/release work 10 min. mat work 50 min. equipment75 min. class= 15 min. stretch/release work 10 min. mat work 50 min. equipment

Starting May 25, classes will now be 75 mins long. Schedule online will be updated by tomorrow. See you in one week Starting May 25, classes will now be 75 mins long. Schedule online will be updated by tomorrow. See you in one week

My dear clients, your enthusiasm and support to come back means so much Studio will Re-open May 25 with proper social distancing and sanitization procedures in place. Looking forward to seeing my Pilates tribe . Text or message me for details.

Get your foot working so it can feel the ground under it. Use a lacrosse ball. Roll the bottom of your foot everyday for 2 mins each foot. (Preferably first thing in the day) It will loosen the plantar fascia and create movement and lift between all 26 bones in your feet.

Marlenes Top 4 foot/ankle/calf stretches. Should be done everyday for 1-2 mins each. These will heal almost all foot pain if done regularly.

We all start with feet like this. And then we start to deform them by putting them into shoes that are tight, narrow, heavily supported, inflexible and try to do the work for you. Have you exercised the hundreds of muscles in your foot and lower leg today? No wonder foot pain is one of the number one complaints I hear. #footnerd

Hope you all had a safe Easter. This is your post turkey/ham/chocolate workout. Miss you all Workout 3: standing anterior/posterior pelvic tilt standing hip hike (lateral pelvic tilt) standing roll down/roll up 5X... standing hip hinge forward (use a dowel on spine if available)5X 10 foot arch lifts (keep big toe and big toe metatarsal planted and drag back toward heel) standing dynamic one leg balance (kick opposite leg forward 5X, Side 5X, back 5X, half circle around 5X) standing place yoga block between feet, do 20 lower lifts without losing the yoga block standing soccer leg circles( knee bent) 10X each way each leg standing spine twist (rotate thru hips too) laying on back, head nod then half ab prep hold for 1 min (strengthens the neck, should only feel it in the front of neck) breaststroke prep 3.( interlace fingers and keep knuckles glued to forehead and lift arm, head and chest into extension) 10X heel squeeze prone 10X side lying, side leg kick forward/ back 10X side lying leg lifts (abduct) 10X side lying inner thigh lifts (lift top leg and then squeeze bottom up to meet it)10X pigeon stretch Marlenes best 3 foot stretches( calves, shins, toes) See more

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