Why former athletes are drawn to athletic pilates

If you grew up playing a sport, soccer, softball, lacrosse, track, gymnastics, swimming, you name it, you remember that electric feeling of training with a team.  

The shared burn. The focus. The “we’re in this together” energy that pushed you through every rep. Life probably looks a bit different now, careers, families, packed schedules, but that athlete you never went away.  

At Higher Ground, our Athletic Pilates™ method is low-impact on your joints, intense on muscle activation, and built to challenge your mind and body for 45-minutes away from the real world. Here’s why so many former athletes feel instantly connected to it: 

1. Core Strength That Keeps You Moving 

Our low-impact, high-intensity movements ignite the deep stabilizers that make your whole body feel stronger, more supported, and ready to take on anything your everyday life throws at you. Your core works hard to support your posture throughout the day.  

Did you know that your core incorporates muscles from your abdomen, pelvis, and back!?  

2. Mobility That Helps You Move Like You Used To  

Tight hips, stiff shoulders, cranky hamstrings. We get it. 

Athletic Pilates™ brings back the functional flexibility you relied on as an athlete, helping you move more easily, train more effectively, and feel lighter in your day-to-day.  

3. Injury Prevention Your Body Appreciates 

Former athletes know the aches that come from years of training.
  

Our Athletic Pilates™ method emphasizes whole-body balance. By strengthening smaller stabilizing muscles and properly aligning your joints, our moves address existing imbalances. When your body is balanced, it’s less likely to suffer wear-and-tear injuries caused by uneven movement.  

4. That Team-Training Vibe You’ve Been Missing 

This is the part no one really talks about in our former athletic days. 
Class feels like a grown-up version of the “team lift” you used to love - the music, the shared burn, the energy in the room, the LOUD support from a community of doers. You’re pushing yourself, but you’re not doing it alone. 

So, there it is. The athlete in you didn’t leave after college, she needs a place to train.  

Athletic Pilates at HGF helps you build strength, confidence, and mental resilience you’ll feel far beyond the studio. It’s intense without being harsh, empowering without being intimidating, and grounding in a way this adult life rarely offers us. 

If you miss feeling strong and part of something bigger, we have a machine waiting for you at HGF!