Strong and Powerful

Recently I watched yet another Pilates video.  The discussion ranged over a wide variety of topics, but the one that stood out to me was the tyranny of correctness.

Of course when we do Pilates (or any other kind of workout, for that matter), we want to achieve correct form.  However, that achievement takes time and practice.  I often say to my clients (and myself!) that we are approximating our way to greatness.

 

What’s more important than form?  Self-efficacy.  Not one of us is perfect.  Most of us are not going to look like the picture in the book.  What we can do is to do the best we can right now, today.  We, as movers, need to feel that we are capable.  We need to make the attempt to do hard things.

 

Our teachers help us best when they celebrate what we can do and encourage us to keep trying.  The goal is always going to be out there, somewhere beyond where we are now.

 

Good thing we’re strong and powerful!