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Romana was the world renowned protege of Joeseph Pilates. We are sad to report her passing this past Friday. Thank you for continuing the work for the rest of us. You will be greatly missed! [slideshow_deploy id=’421′]
Read MoreHOLLYWOOD, Aug. 11 (UPI) — Actress Jane Seymour said she regularly goes to Pilates and some yoga classes near her Hollywood home to keep fit and help her bad back. The “Live and Let Die” actress the Los Angeles Times she was active as a child because she professionally trained as a ballerina. A knee injury when she was 16 or 17 years old ended her dancing career and Seymour said she did very little physical activity around that time. When the actress moved to Hollywood in her mid-20s, she joined a Pilates class with Kate Jackson, Jackie Smith, Farrah…
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I was in a small café today for lunch wearing my Performance Pilates T-Shirt. A very nice gentleman approached me and said “Pilates…that’s mind, body, and soul…from the inside out right?” I thanked him for knowing something about Pilates and told him that was a very good response. He went on to tell me how he would probably hurt himself if he tried to do some of those “poses”. I actually get that a lot. People tell me that they could never do Pilates because they aren’t very flexible, or coordinated. The truth is, any kind of movement requires coordination,…
Read MorePilates looks too EASY…but is it really? This is a common miss-conception for many people who have not experienced Pilates exercise. When performed well, Pilates exercises do look easy, but looks can be deceiving! When the body is connected and moving as one piece all of the muscles are working together to mobilize and to stabilize the body. Strength, flexibility, balance and control are crucial to making Pilates exercises appear to be easy. There is no hoisting, using momentum, or falling apart…letting go of your connections once you’ve finished an exercise. It’s a precise calling on muscles to fire on…
Read MoreWhile any form of exercise or movement is good for you the Pilates method not only makes you look and feel good, but also has a healing effect on the body. Pain and stiffness in the body, whether it’s from overuse in sports or in the garden, an imbalance or injury…Or from being stationary at work from day to day, you can find relief through Pilates exercise.
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