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Jan 2024
23m 29s

Why You Should Use Music For Your Pilate...

Hannah Teutscher
About this episode

Music in Pilates class has been hotly debated for years, and this episode forms the first installment of a three-part series exploring exactly that. We delve into the science supporting the use of music in your classes and explore the emotional benefits that make it a compelling choice. We also touch on some of the programming behind how to use music, including how to help foster communication in your studio, use music to ease the uncomfortable silences and elicit an atmosphere in your classes. Join us as we explore the impact of music on pace, flow, rhythm response, synchronizing movement and breath, and more. You’ll hear how music can be thought of as a legal drug for athletes, what is behind our visceral emotional responses to music, and how to use it in your training. Tune in to hear all this and more today! 


Key Points From This Episode:

  • The three-part series introduced by this episode.
  • Why the topic of music in Pilates class is so hotly debated.
  • Different ways music can be integrated into a Pilates class.
  • Benefits of having music in the background during a class.
  • How music facilitates developing a pace and flow in your movement.
  • Defining a rhythm response.
  • How different music supports synchronizing movement and breath. 
  • Dr. Costas Karageorghis’s definition of music as a legal drug for athletes.
  • Our visceral emotional response to music.
  • How music supports coordinated movements.
  • Slower tempo tracks and mindfulness. 
  • How music can support you to do extra reps.
  • What changes when Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s clients engage with music.
  • How your brain physically responds to music. 
  • The Mozart Effect and how music influences the hypothalamus.
  • Understanding how music influences people with Parkinson’s.
  • A summary of how music enhances and supports those practicing Pilates. 
  • How Hannah sees music as an additional tool for her clients. 
  • What to expect from the second installment of this series: why you shouldn’t use music in your pilates class. 


Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Music and the Brain — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5618809/

Your Brain on Music — https://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/your-brain-on-music/

 Free Ebook – 100 Pilates Class Themes: https://performance-fit-online.com/100-pilates-class-themes

Free Ebook – Top Teaching Tips: https://performance-fit-online.com/top-teaching-tips

Free Creativity Masterclass: https://mailchi.mp/pilates-studio-nuernberg/creativity-masterclass

Train the Trainers: https://www.pilates-studio-nuernberg.com/train-the-trainers/

Connect with Us: hannah@pilates-studio-nuernberg.com 

Performance Fit Pilates: https://www.pilates-studio-nuernberg.com 

Performance Fit Pilates on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/performance_fit_pilates

Performance Fit Pilates on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PerformanceFitPilates 

Hannah Teutscher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-teutscher/ 

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