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Evidence-Based Pilates Podcast — 188 episodes

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189. Popular Pilates Myths Worth Questioning

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188. Understanding Knee Stretches on the Reformer

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187. Controversial Cues: Are They Really That Bad?

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186. A Simple Way To Build Muscle in Pilates

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185. Rebuttal: Bone Strength Through Pilates?

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184. Five Keys to Being a Successful Pilates Instructor

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183. Understanding Thigh Stretch on the Reformer

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182. Are Pilates Injuries Actually on the Rise?

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181. So, Your Client Feels Their Quads in an Abdominal Exercise...

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180. The Science of Skeletal Muscle

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179. Inspiration for Pilates Instructors

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178. The Biomechanics of The Push-Up

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177. A Science-Based Shoulder Programming Framework for Pilates Instructors

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176. Part Two: Are Pilates Educators Allowed to Redefine Strength?

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175. Part One: Are Pilates Educators Allowed To Redefine Strength?

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174. Five Tips for New Instructors to Thrive in 2026

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173. Rebuttal: Studios Selling 'Pilates Reformer' Don't Understand What They're Selling

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172. Joint Hyperextension: What Pilates Instructors Need to Know

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171. Does Pilates Target the “Tiny Stabilizing Muscles”?

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170. Bones, Muscles, Tendons, & Ligaments

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169. Pilates vs. Not Pilates: Swan Edition

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168. How High Should We Go in a Bridge?

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167. Five Concepts to Drop in 2026

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166. The Biomechanics of Pulling Straps (Plow & T's)

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164. Lessons I Have Learned Running an Online Pilates Business

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163. The Science of Neck Pain

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162. Joesph Pilates Quotes Most Teacher Training Programs Never Share

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161. Controversial Topics: The 'Right' and 'Wrong' Way to do Pilates

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160. Five Lessons I've Learning in 16+ Years Teaching Pilates

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159. Debunking "Light Lunges Don't Do Sh*t"

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158. Should We Engage Our Abs in the Down Stretch?

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157. Is it Time to Abandon Table Top?

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156. The Mechanics of Breathing in Pilates

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155. Breaking Down Scapular Retraction

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154. Is Pilates Eccentric Training?

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153. The Biomechanics of Neck Pull

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152. How to Smash Your Pilates Interview

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151. The Difference Between a Disc Bulge & a Disc Herniation

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150. Why You Don't Need Another Pilates Certificate

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149. Five Lessons I Have Learned in my Pilates Career

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148. Breaking Down Chest Expansion

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147. The Biomechanics of Spinal Extension.

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146. Questioning Claims in the Pilates Industry

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145. Why Do Pilates if You're Already Strength Training?

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144. Standards of Pilates Education

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143. Getting Women Stronger With Dr. Sarah Court PT, & Laurel Beversdorf

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142. How to Load the Hamstrings

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141. Debunking Episode: "Pilates Instructor Red Flags"

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140. The Value of Mentorship with Amy Sasso

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139. Debunking Hip Flexors Myths in Pilates With Tom Waldron

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138. How to Actually Make More Money in Pilates

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137. Breaking Down Club Pilates Class Rules

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136. Building an Online Pilates Business With Kyle Marsh

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135. Three Concepts I Wish I Learned Earlier

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134. Debunking a Pilates Blog Raising Concerns About Large Group Reformer Classes

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133. Building Strength in Pilates With Reed Flanagan

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132. Is it Okay to Leave the Headrest Up for Bridging?

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131. Understanding The Biceps Brachii

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130. Embracing Different Ways of Experiencing Pilates

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129. Understanding a 'Pilates Bridge'

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128. Creating Your Dreams

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127. Cueing Tips

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126. Helping Your Clients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

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125. Five Tips For Reformer Programming

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124. Answering Your Questions (Planks, SIJ Pain, Human Adaptations)

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123. Alignment Protocols (Part 2)

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122. Alignment Protocols (Part 1)

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121. Debunking "5 Benefits of Lifting Light Weights" by Tracy Anderson

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120. Internal and External Obliques

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119. Why You Don't Need Another Pilates Course

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118. What is Pilates Good For?

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117. Science-Based Prenatal Pilates

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116. How to Figure Out Any Muscle's Actions

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115. Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder

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114. How Should The Neck Move During Pulling Straps?

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113. Controversial Cues (Part 2)

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112. Anatomy & Biomechanics Club Details

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111. Controversial Cues (Part 1)

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110: Anatomy of the Intervertebral Disc

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109. 5 Beliefs I Have Changed in My Pilates Career

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108. When Pilates Educators Lie (Prenatal Pilates)

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107. Understanding The Concept of "Slow & Controlled" With Natalie Wilson

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106. Myth Busting Thoracic Extension, Mastering Cueing & Flexion With Disc Bulges

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105. Challenging the Status Quo

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104. Continuing Education

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103. Making Money in Pilates

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102. Anatomy - Latissimus Dorsi

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101. Helping You Understand Pain With Kyle Marsh

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100. Good Advice For Instructors

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99. Building Bone Mineral Density With Dr. Sarah Court & Laurel Beversdorf

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98. Good & Bad Muscles

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97. Anatomy - Sternocleidomastoid

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96. Five Exercises For a Full-Bodied Workout

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95. Critical Analysis of a Pilates Article

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94. The Spirit of Pilates

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93. Answering Your Questions

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92. What is Pilates

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91. Myth Busting 2.0

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90. Neutral vs. Imprint

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89. Keeping Clients Safe

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88. Promoting Movement Optimism

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87. Pilates Porn

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86. Are There Contraindication For Clients With Osteoporosis?

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85. Total Hip Replacements

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84. Large Group Classes

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83. Five Challenges For Pilates Instructors

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82: How To Get Clients Stronger in Pilates

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81. When Clients Are Afraid to Load it With Natalie Wilson

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80. Three Pilates Myths

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79. Can You Plateau in Pilates?

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78. Growing From Contemporary to Science-Based Pilates With Lisa Van Gisbergen

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77. Rotator Cuff Related Shoulder Pain

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76. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome With Kim Moscatello

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75: 5 Signs That You Might Have Joined a Pilates Cult

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74. Mastering Reformer Programming With Heath Lander

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73. The Nuance of Low-Back Pain

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72. Pelvic Organ Prolapse With Terri Elder, DPT

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71. Advice For New Instructors

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70. Does Pilates Count as Strength Training? Guest: Kyle Marsh

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69. Do You Need to Study Dead People?

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68. Shoulders Back and Down...? Not So Fast!

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67. When Your Studio Is Not a Fit

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66. Should We Abandon Table-Top?

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65. Are we Doing Pilates to do Life? Guest: Natalie Wilson

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64. What's the Deal with Clamshells?

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63. Myth Busting: Transversus Abdominis

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62. Reducing Barriers to Movement

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61. Confessions From Recovering Fragilistas With Guest Natalie Wilson

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60. Person-Centered Care is Evidence-Based Practice

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59. Total Knee Replacements

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58. Gluteus Maximus

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57. Should Pilates be Slow & Controlled?

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56. Are We Watering Down Pilates? Guest: Natalie Wilson

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55. Social Media Tips

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54. You Are Accepted With Dianne Bondy

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53. The Missing Link in Pilates Education

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52. Progressive Loading

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51. How Much is Enough Pilates Education With Kyle Marsh

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50. It Depends

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49. Getting Results With Amy Sasso

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48. Understanding The Hamstrings

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47. Athletic-Based Pilates With Cam Anthony

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46. How To Avoid Burnout

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45. Do Your Clients Want Pilates?

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44. Four Things I Wish I Knew Earlier

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43. Simplifying Muscle Contractions

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42. The Sacroiliac Joint

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41. Is it Still Pilates If You Add A Spring?

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40. Is Jumpboard Cardio? It Depends.

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39. The Value of Adding Load With Kathryn Bruni-Young

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38. Runner's Knee

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37. Mastering The Basics With Tom Waldron

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36. Online vs. in-Person Training With Natalie Wilson

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35. Low Impact Exercise & Joint Health

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34. Becoming an Awesome Instructor With Heath Lander

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33. How To Work With Pain & Injuries

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32. How Important is Anatomy?

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31. Five Myths of Footwork

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30. Dealing With The Pilates Police

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29. Simplifying Your Cueing With Tiffany Burke

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28. Balance Exercises

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27. Meeting Your Clients Where They Are At With Natalie Wilson

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26. How to Program for Cardio

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25. How To Program For Strength

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24. Becoming a Pilates Badass With Tiffany Burke

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23. Internal and External Cues

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22. Combining Strength Training & Pilates With Kim Moscatello

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21. Sciatica

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20. Prenatal & Postpartum Pilates With Hailey Hawkins

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19. Diastasis Recti

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19. Pelvic Floor Health With Dr. Iris Platt

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18. Osteoarthritis Is Not A Wear-And-Tear Disease

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17. You're Doing Pilates Right With Natalie Wilson

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16. How To Strengthen The Rotator Cuff

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15. Keeping Science Simple With Jeremy Laverdure

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14. What Makes A Proper Teacher Training?

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12. Guideline-Based Care For Low-Back Pain

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11. Fostering Mental Health With Matt Marney

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10. The Art & Science of Cueing

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9. Building Strength in Pilates

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8. The Pseudoscience of Posture & Pain

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7. Resolving Misconceptions With Osteoporosis

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6. Moving Beyond Dogma With Amy Sasso

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5. Growing From Fear To Optimism

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4. How to Help Older Clients

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3. The Importance of Physical Activity Guidelines

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2. Living in the Grey With Core Stability

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