Most people believe the benefits of exercise happen while they're working out. They assume muscles get stronger during a Pilates class, bone becomes denser during strength training, and fitness improves while they're sweating through a challenging session. Recovery isn't time away from training, it's where your body becomes stronger. In reality, that's only half the story. Exercise provides the stimulus for change. Recovery is where the change actually happens. This is one of

Of all the regions of the body that Pilates instructors encounter in a studio setting, the shoulder generates some of the most complex client presentations. Clients arrive with complaints ranging from a vague clicking on overhead movements to a frozen shoulder diagnosis, a history of labral surgery, or a persistent ache that surfaces only during weight-bearing on the upper limb. A working understanding of the shoulder complex including scapulohumeral rhythm and rotator cuff f