Safety and Risk

My number one priority is safety.

Keeping my client safe is what matters to me most.

Even with safety my number one concern, there is still risk. There is always risk. With anyone, at any moment, there is always risk.

Risk increases over time during a session, especially if the exertion level is high. The more a client fatigues, the more you have to protect them, and even when you think you are protecting them, within arms reach, and paying attention, it can still get away from you.

I had a client almost get hurt in a session of mine recently, we both lucked out, and were poignantly reminded of how fragile the predictability of our futures can be. Which brings us to the subject of survival. Pilates is survival training, even in training, perhaps especially in survival training, there is the risk of injury.

So why do we train? To stay safe; because when we train for survival, we're more likely to be safe.