Episode 125: Pilates Isn't Supposed To Look Like That
Why Instagram fitness might be stopping women from starting.

We open with the most Far Too Fabulous kind of chaos: singing, giggling, and remembering the absolute commitment of performing with Soul Choir at Canterbury Pride in horizontal rain. It is funny, it is warm, and it sets up a bigger point we cannot shake, showing up matters more than looking perfect while you do it.

From there, we get something properly off our chest: Pilates has exploded on social media, and while we love seeing more people discover movement, we are tired of the flawless, filtered, “picture-perfect” workout videos. Matching nude sets, zero wobbles, zero sweat, zero reality. That version of fitness culture is unrealistic, often edited, and it can stop real people from even starting because they think they do not look right or will do it wrong. We talk about what Pilates is actually for: building strength safely, starting small, and progressing at your own pace.

We also dig into the equipment craze, especially the push to buy a reformer, and how easy it is to chase quick fixes instead of sustainable habits. Then we zoom out to the wider wellbeing space: trainers tearing each other down for clicks, nutrition turning into tribal warfare, and the way tracking and optimisation can suck the joy out of life if we stop listening to our own bodies.

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