Writing about movement from the four people who teach at Halcyon Pilates in Montpelier, Bristol.https://halcyon-pilates.pages.deven-gbhttps://halcyon-pilates.pages.dev/journal/the-timetable-is-not-the-problemhttps://halcyon-pilates.pages.dev/journal/the-timetable-is-not-the-problemEvery studio in this city publishes a timetable and hopes. Here is why that does not work, and what we did about it.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://halcyon-pilates.pages.dev/journal/you-cannot-lengthen-a-musclehttps://halcyon-pilates.pages.dev/journal/you-cannot-lengthen-a-muscle"Long and lean" is the most repeated promise in this industry, and the anatomy behind it is simply wrong. What is really happening is more interesting.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://halcyon-pilates.pages.dev/journal/what-the-springs-are-actually-doinghttps://halcyon-pilates.pages.dev/journal/what-the-springs-are-actually-doingNearly everybody assumes more springs means harder. Very often it means the opposite, and understanding why changes how you use the machine.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT