For those who want to know more about us, here’s a great interview with the head of our staff, Bob Hannum. He’s the senior Pilates instructor on our team celebrating over 40 years of teaching mat Pilates. And he has a fascinating history having been taught and mentored by Mary Bowen, one of only two […]
For decades Pilates instructors have been touting the rehabilitative benefits of core strength for relieving and even curing most back problems. Now science backs it up. Eight out of every ten Americans will experience a back problem in the course of their lives. Common responses to back problems even among doctors are not helpful: Don’t exercise […]
Truth be told, I do other kinds of exercise besides my daily Pilates mat workout! This is not because Pilates isn’t a full and complete workout. In fact, it IS and it’s one of the few workouts that can give your body everything it needs! But I digress! I do other exercises nearly every day […]
Strength Exercises Are Important for Everyone, But Especially for Women Cardio, strength training and stretching do very different things for the body, and each is absolutely essential. What surprises me is that most people do not realize that from about age 30, we are all losing muscle tissue all over the body, that it’s […]
Although no equipment or props are necessary, I find them valuable for a couple of reasons. First they bring a little freshness and variety into my workout which as we all know can at times get boring. The other reason is ‘periodicity’ which is a fancy term from fitness science that refers to the fact […]
Many studies confirm the benefits of cardiovascular conditioning, popularly known as aerobics or cardio. Numerous peer-reviewed studies show that aerobics prevents high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease, as well as reducing the risk for some cancers. The benefits of aerobics are not limited to physical health. Studies also indicate mental health benefits such as reduced […]
