Amanda King Pilates

09/19/2026

09/19/2026

A $45 class doesn’t automatically come with better cueing.

A gorgeous studio doesn’t guarantee great teaching.

And a $300 outfit definitely doesn’t improve your powerhouse.

Sorry.

Pilates can absolutely be luxurious.

I love a beautiful studio as much as the next person.

But the METHOD is what matters.

Does your instructor see you?

Do they understand the system?

Can they teach the body in front of them instead of just reciting choreography?

Are you actually learning something?

Because marble countertops are gorgeous...

but they can’t fix your footwork.

09/18/2026

Unboxing our Jumble order!! I found this company on TikTok and they specialize in slow feeders for dogs.

I am super excited to test these out with our four pups

09/18/2026

This one seemed fairly easy

Prep time: 5 min
Difficulty: Easy
Rating: I would say an 7/10

it didn’t hold anyone’s attention for long amount of time besides Hopper

The girls would walk over to it, sniff it. Try to get some of the treats out and then walk away and disengage with it.

I would do this one again, but purely for Hopper since he seemed to be the most interested in it

Which one should I try next? Let me know

09/18/2026

Last night, a local bakery right down the street from where Adam and I live, Fifth Tier Baking Studio, was broken into.

It’s heartbreaking to see something like this happen to a small business in our community. Small businesses are built on so much hard work, time, passion, and sacrifice — and something like this can be absolutely devastating.

They’ve started a GoFundMe to help them recover and get back on their feet. ❤️

If you’re able to donate, even a few dollars can make a difference. And if donating isn’t possible right now, PLEASE share this video. The more people we can reach, the more support we can hopefully send their way.

👉 DONATE HERE:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/rebuilding-fifth-tier-baking-studio

Let’s show them what this community can do when one of our own needs a little help. 🫶

#518 CommunitySupport FifthTierBakingStudio

09/18/2026

There’s a difference between being challenged and being made to feel incapable.

A good instructor should absolutely push you.

Challenge your control.

Ask for more connection.

Make you work for it.

But you should never leave feeling like your body was the problem.

You couldn’t do the exercise today?

Cool.

Let’s figure out WHY.

Let’s build the strength.

Find the connection.

Change the setup.

Work on the pieces you’re missing.

That’s literally what teaching is.

Pilates isn’t about proving who’s naturally good at Pilates.

It’s about helping people get better at it.

And if your clients constantly leave feeling like they failed?

Maybe they aren’t the ones who need to work on something.

09/17/2026

🧪🐶 WELCOME TO THE ENRICHMENT LAB — EPISODE 1

Where I test enrichment ideas on Scarlett + Hopper to find out which ones are actually worth making…and which ones took me longer to prepare than it took them to destroy. 😂

First experiment:

🥬 Frozen celery
🥣 Plain Greek yogurt
🫐 Blueberries

And I’ll tell you right now: this is NOT going to be the longest-lasting enrichment treat we test.

But you know what it has going for it?

It’s easy AF to make. 😂

Take a piece of celery, fill it with a little plain Greek yogurt, add some blueberries, throw it in the freezer.

That’s it.

No blender.
No special molds.
No elaborate recipe.
No 25-minute Pinterest dog-mom project.

And you’re still giving them a little enrichment because instead of inhaling a treat in two seconds, freezing it encourages them to spend some time licking, chewing, crunching and working to get everything off the celery.

Plus, we’ve got some pretty solid ingredients:

🥬 Celery is low in fat and calories and contains fiber and several vitamins and minerals. It’s also SUPER crunchy, giving them something satisfying to chew.

🥣 Plain Greek yogurt adds protein and calcium and makes the celery significantly more exciting than…well…a piece of celery. 😂 Just make sure you’re using plain, unsweetened yogurt with NO xylitol, and keep in mind that some dogs don’t tolerate dairy well.

🫐 Blueberries are low-calorie little treats that contain fiber, vitamin C and antioxidants.

Is this going to occupy Scarlett + Hopper for 45 minutes?

Absolutely not. 😂

But for something that takes me approximately 90 seconds to make, uses ingredients I can grab at the grocery store and gives them a little extra licking, chewing and mental stimulation?

I’ll take it.

Sometimes enrichment doesn’t need to be elaborate. It just needs to make your dog work a little harder for something they’d normally inhale.

🧪 Enrichment Lab Experiment #1: EASY AF and puppy approved.

What should we put through the Enrichment Lab next? 👇