The popular holiday tour guide, Flavours, has teamed up with some of the best Pilates trainers to offer exciting and unique Pilates holidays in Italy. Imagine a morning Pilates class beside stunning Italian vistas followed by a cooking class with a Flavours chef! Imagine Yourself in Beautiful Sicily, Amalfi, Puglia, or Tuscany Flavours chose some […]
This study was completed by British scientists and reported in The Wall Street Journal by Kevin Helliker. It’s a shocking reminder of the old adage that too much of a good thing usually isn’t! Now don’t go out and stop your exercise routine! This is about extreme exercise routines such as jogging more than 35 […]
Exercise is highly beneficial during pregnancy not only for you but also for your baby, provided there are no complications. This article briefly reviews the benefits of the most popular prenatal workout, Pilates, as well as important precautions the expectant mother should be aware of when exercising during pregnancy. Astounding New Research A new study […]
Hundreds of research articles prove the importance of cardiovascular conditioning, popularly known as cardio exercise, aerobics, or simply cardio. What Is Cardio A cardio workout is anything that elevates your heart rate for at least 2 and a half hours a week. Examples include the now popular Zumba as well as traditional exercises such as biking, jogging, hiking, soccer, […]
Target Heart Rate or THR is the optimal or ‘target’ level of heart beats per minute to reach during exercise – especially if you’re doing HIIT – to attain heart health. If your heart rate is too low you won’t get any cardiovascular benefits. Too high and you may be placing your heart at risk. What is […]
Another Response to the Recent Article Reporting Declining Pilates Numbers If you haven’t heard about this article that claims Pilates is declining in interest, you can catch up by clicking here! This author, Dana Auriemma, speaks eloquently about one of the reasons given for this decline, that we as teachers are too critical. I so […]