Yes, it’s true, the Pilates technology you’ve been waiting for is about to be released. Pilates has come to the Wii
, merging fitness and fun in the newest incarnation of mass market health and wellness. Your teacher is none other than the delightful and engaging Daisy Fuentes.
Wait, what? Daisy Fuentes? Uh, ok. Why?
I knew Daisy Fuentes did
Pilates but when did she become a teacher? Common sense dictates that she must have expanded her credentials and become a trained Pilates instructor. I mean the corporate bigwigs at Sega wouldn’t have dared to allow her to instruct what will be roughly, oh I don’t know…. millions of people for fear of injury. Hmmm…..maybe not.
I’m thinking Daisy did not enroll in a certification course and log in hundreds of practice hours so that she could teach you the perfect form and proper execution of the Pilates method. I’m guessing she didn’t hit the books hard to learn human anatomy
or the basics of exercise physiology either.
To be clear, I’m not really picking on Daisy here. I’m sure she’ll make do just fine. Maybe as good as Jane Fonda
even, or the myriad other celebrities that suddenly become fitness experts overnight. Personally, I just like to believe that my teachers are really teachers and that the experts I let into my life are really experts. So far as I can tell, Daisy’s claim to fame here is ….her fame.
Think for a moment about the people you learned the most from in your life.
Your first grade teacher. Not famous, I’m sure. A coach or dance teacher. Similarly off the radar by media standards. A professor somewhere along the way. These people were educators. Trained not only in their discipline but in the discipline of teaching. Teaching is a craft. A skill set not easily learned and one that is very difficult to master.
Legend has it that Joe Pilates was not a very good teacher.
He was a remarkable inventor, an unparalleled innovator but none to impressive with his communication skills. By contrast, his wife Clara is touted as the real teacher at the original Pilates studio. Her gentle touch and soothing voice are recalled even today by her devoted students.
I’m happy that Pilates has come this far and that people worldwide will have the benefit of Pilates in their homes.
It’s thrilling to see the growth of this method still soaring after all these years. And I guess that celebrities not only endorsing but now branding Pilates as their own is a hallmark of the method’s success. So what’s next?
Will Miley Cyrus launch a Teen-ilates DVD?
Let’s hope not.
(Should we look to actors and actresses for our health and wellness in addition to our fashion and lifestyle choices? Put in your two cents.)
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Pandora’s box is open and it’s going to take time for the dust to settle and I’m afraid it’s going to get worse before it gets better. The novelty will soon wear off and they’ll go on to the next revenue generator, let’s just hope it’s sooner rather than later. For those of us that love the work, have put endless hours into our education, teach for the joy of watching our clients become stronger mentally, physically and emotionally, we’ll always have a place in the Pilates community, a club in which the celebrities are not invited. I’m sad that I have to take a back seat to this foolishness but I’ll continue to educate my clients so they can see through the hype and encourage them to tell others, after all; an educated consumer is our best customer.