pilates

Muscles of the ‘Pelvic Floor’ are Not Core Muscles But Just As Important! This area of the body is particularly challenging to understand and work with both as a student and a teacher – the deep muscles at the base of, and inside of, your pelvis. Here, one of our better Pilates instructors puts an […]

Pregnancy Expert On the Benefits of Pilates Lauren McClerkin, PMa-CPT, TPI wrote this article that appeared in this months issue of Healthy Mom & Baby Magazine It’s a short and very informative look at the particularly helpful aspects of Pilates for improving the health not only of the pregnant mom but also her unborn child! […]

It’s NOT for Everyone! Here’s How An Experienced Pilates Student Suffered Month’s of Pain From ‘Planking!’ It’s become a craze. Many fitness classes include it and even hold contests for the longest-held plank! It’s fun and effective but for some, very dangerous! Many Pilates classes now include it. Planking can be a great way to […]

The Hardest One Done By One of the Best! The good folks at Pilatesology have another brief and stunning video for you! Here’s one of today’s leading Pilates instructors demonstrating one of the hardest Pilates exercises of all! And he does it beautifully …and breathlessly! Take a look! This brief demonstartion is just a tease […]

A Respected Pilates Historian Explains the Variety of Breathing Techniques Kathy Corey is our undisputed expert on the history of Joseph Pilates and the revered ‘second generation’ of Pilates instructors, many of whom she studied with. So these recollections are first-hand! And as one who has challenged the legitimacy of our more complicated breathing instructions […]