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Modern Body: Pilates & Movement for Life

Modern Body: Pilates & Movement for Life

Aly DiRoma 126 Episodes Aug 21, 2026

Modern Body is a podcast hosted by Aly DiRoma, a Pilates and Movement instructor, that explores how to better understand and care for your body through Pilates and movement. Each episode debunks trends and provides factual insights based on personal experience, expert interviews, and the latest research. The show offers practical, realistic approaches to incorporating movement into modern life for long-term health.

Episodes

Ep. 128: What’s the Point of A Movement Practice Anyway?
Ep. 128: What’s the Point of A Movement Practice Anyway? Aug 21, 2026 17:44 Aly shares a question she keeps circling back to after years in the movement industry: what's the actual point of moving your body? We all answer this question for ourselves, but Aly shares how her response guides the creation of Modern Body content. Her answer treats movement like a recipe using interesting combinations of Pilates, strength work, mobility, fascia, and dance. These ingredients sta
Ep. 127: Create Multifaceted Strength for Your Multifaceted Life
Ep. 127: Create Multifaceted Strength for Your Multifaceted Life Aug 14, 2026 20:17 It’s almost Week 3 of Summer Camp at Modern Body and Aly kicks it off by making a case for strength training that goes beyond lifting heavy. Instead of chasing progressive overload alone, she breaks down how muscle fibers, weight loads, and planes of motion all work together on a spectrum, and why Pilates and heavier lifting complement rather than compete with each other. The week ahead mixes body
Ep. 126: Conscious Core Continuity: Building a Core That Supports You in Everything You Do
Ep. 126: Conscious Core Continuity: Building a Core That Supports You in Everything You Do Aug 7, 2026 20:48 Aly kicks off Week 2 of Summer Camp with Conscious Core Continuity. Inspired by watching her own baby learn how to move, Aly desiged Week 2 to recreate the experiences most humans have in the first year of life: lying still, rolling, sitting, crawling, standing. The core never stops working, conscious or not, and training that connection deliberately on the mat builds strength that will carry you
Ep. 125: How to Develop Trust and Confidence in Your Body Using Movement as the Medium
Ep. 125: How to Develop Trust and Confidence in Your Body Using Movement as the Medium Jul 31, 2026 30:17 Kids don't second-guess a somersault. Adults do. Aly launches Modern Body's Summer Camp series by exploring how we can recapture that child-like confidence and trust in how we move by unveiling Week One's theme, Remembering the Body. She digs into why so many of us have been trained to override bodily signals in favor of data, comparison, and cultural "shoulds." Aly invites listeners to reconnect
Ep. 124: The Summer of Remembering: Movement as a Medium for Memory and Reconnection
Ep. 124: The Summer of Remembering: Movement as a Medium for Memory and Reconnection Jul 24, 2026 39:25 Aly opens up about a personal reawakening that’s shaping how she approaches movement. After watching a documentary that stirred old memories of dancing, she followed the pull back to the studio to dance simply for the joy of it. She talks about how that experience opened her up to rediscovering other joys she'd long set aside. That spark became the north star for Modern Body’s Summer Camp series i
Ep. 123: Nutrition, Hormones & Movement: A Holistic Approach to Boost Fertility and Support Reproductive Health with McKenna Garrison
Ep. 123: Nutrition, Hormones & Movement: A Holistic Approach to Boost Fertility and Support Reproductive Health with McKenna Garrison Jul 17, 2026 01:06:36 Aly welcomes back holistic nutritionist McKenna Garrison for a deep dive into reproductive health. Together they map the groundwork for improved fertility: tracking your cycle, understanding ovulation windows, and taming chronic inflammation. McKenna breaks down how sleep, movement, and blood sugar tie into hormone health, why thyroid function matters for ovulation, and which nutrients and supplem
Ep. 122: The Underrated Movement Your Body is Secretly Begging For: The Modern Mover’s Guide, Part 3
Ep. 122: The Underrated Movement Your Body is Secretly Begging For: The Modern Mover’s Guide, Part 3 Jul 10, 2026 25:42 Get the Modern Mover's Guide Here:https://modernmoversguide.com/guideIn this EpisodeAly closes out her three-part ingredient series with the piece most people write off entirely: sustain. She breaks down why recovery work, think movement baths, fascial flows, and mobility sessions, isn't a bonus round but the broth that ties every other workout together, and why skipping it eventually turns even g
Ep. 121: Pilates Equipment - Recommendations for Your Home Movement Practice (Replay)
Ep. 121: Pilates Equipment - Recommendations for Your Home Movement Practice (Replay) Jul 3, 2026 24:49 Follow Modern BodyStay connected with Aly DiRoma and the Modern Body community: https://link.me/alydiromaIf you aren't already a member of the Modern Body Online Studio , you can experience that too with a free 7-day trial. Explore the full catalog of classes for free for the first 7 days.In this Episode:In this replay episode Aly shares her home Pilates equipment picks, ranking each piece from mu
Ep. 120:  The Importance of Multi-layered Strength: The Complete Modern Mover's Guide, Part 2
Ep. 120: The Importance of Multi-layered Strength: The Complete Modern Mover's Guide, Part 2 Jun 26, 2026 20:05 Get the Modern Mover's Guide Here: https://modernmoversguide.com/guideIn this EpisodePilates builds strength, but not all strength, and this week Aly picks up part two of her Modern Mover's Guide series and zeroes in on strength as the second essential ingredient in a well-rounded movement practice. She unpacks the difference between type one and type two muscle fibers and how Modern Body can hel
Ep. 119: The Complete Modern Mover’s Guide, Part 1: How to Support Your Body from Inside to Feel Strong and Confident in your Movement
Ep. 119: The Complete Modern Mover’s Guide, Part 1: How to Support Your Body from Inside to Feel Strong and Confident in your Movement Jun 19, 2026 18:11 Get the Modern Mover's Guide Here: https://modernmoversguide.com/guideIn This Episode: Aly kicks off a 3-part mini-series by naming something most movers feel: the wellness world is overwhelming, even for the people inside it. Information about choosing the right workouts can be confusing, and often conflicting, but in this episode Aly offers focus and clarity. She breaks down the first of three e
Ep. 118: Try Less: The Paradox of How Less Effort Can Increase Consistency and Joy in Your Movement Routine
Ep. 118: Try Less: The Paradox of How Less Effort Can Increase Consistency and Joy in Your Movement Routine Jun 12, 2026 16:17 Follow Modern BodyStay connected with Aly DiRoma and the Modern Body community: https://link.me/alydiromaIf you aren't already a member of the Modern Body Online Studio , you can experience that too with a free 7-day trial. Explore the full catalog of classes for free for the first 7 days.In this EpisodeAly introduces her "try less" philosophy that challenges the deeply ingrained cultural message
Ep. 117: Solve Postural Imbalances Without Limiting Your Movement Vocabulary
Ep. 117: Solve Postural Imbalances Without Limiting Your Movement Vocabulary Jun 5, 2026 18:56 Follow Modern BodyStay connected with Aly DiRoma and the Modern Body community: https://link.me/alydiromaIf you aren't already a member of the Modern Body Online Studio , you can experience that too with a free 7-day trial. Explore the full catalog of classes for free for the first 7 days.In this Episode:Aly challenges the popular notion that correcting postural imbalances means cutting certain mo

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