Start the New Year off Right with Communiversity Pilates Classes
University of Cincinnati
Pilates mat classes are taught standing and on the floor, using body weight as the primary form of resistance. Focus is on core abdominal and back muscles and lengthening the spine. Pilates can aid in flexibility and improving posture, as stretching …

A 15-Minute Lazy-Girl Booty Workout to Lift and Sculpt Your Rear
POPSUGAR
Get ready for a serious booty burner from Pilates trainer Jake DuPree. It's only 15 minutes long, but he works your glutes from all angles to create a lifted, sculpted backside without ever having to stand up. Yep, the entire workout is on the floor …

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Watch and learn with Vesna #1: 5 Pilates moves on the Reformer to sculpt your upper body
India Today
An effective and efficient way to work the complete body, Joseph Pilates invented it in the early 20th century. Originally called Contrology, Joseph developed a couple of exercises on the floor and later also designed a slew of fitness gear like the …

Yoga vs. Pilates: How to choose the right discipline for your needs
The Globe and Mail
Mat Pilates is primarily done on the floor and focuses on training the core; the core includes everything between the armpits and the pelvis. Group mat classes usually utilize small apparatuses such as the Pilates ring, weighted balls, a squishy ball …

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Looking for more core? Try the Pilates reformer
Florida Today
Pilates has several sub-sectors including mat Pilates (which happens on a mat on the floor), reformer-based Pilates (which uses fancy machines) and Pilates fusion classes (blends Pilates with other forms of fitness, such as yoga). Last week, I gave the …

'Trying to become Sean O'Brien, really': Pilates helping Healy return fitter …
The42
“I've started doing pilates stuff before bed and that's helped a lot for strengthening me up. In the last couple of months I took in an hour's stretching before bed – instead of sitting on the couch I'll be stretching on the floor – and getting in to …

6 things that will happen you in your first pilates class
The Score
Going into the class you might be of the misconception that pilates is easy and you'll breeze through it. But that is certainly not going to be the case and as soon as you're instructed to raise those legs while your back is pinned to the floor you'll …

Fusing cardio and pilates, new 'Pound' regimen offers exercise while beating …
The Advocate
Rather than heavy weights, participants use lightly weighted drumsticks — drumming the air, drumming the floor, constantly moving their arms whether standing, bending or in Pilates positions, drumming to the beat of high-energy music. Maryam Diaab, 33 …

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Fusing cardio and pilates, new 'Pound' regimen offers exercise while beating …
The New Orleans Advocate
Rather than heavy weights, participants use lightly weighted drumsticks — drumming the air, drumming the floor, constantly moving their arms whether standing, bending or in Pilates positions, drumming to the beat of high-energy music. Maryam Diaab, 33 …

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Pilates Power Workout
Herald Sun
How: Place a small pilates ball underneath your tailbone (you can do it without the ball). Hold your hands in a “hover” position just off the floor. Lift both legs off the floor, taking your knees directly in line with your hips to create a 90-degree …

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