Brooklyn is changing the meaning of Pilates and yoga, one man and role-player at a time. Red Hook Pilates , which opened last month, is now providing the heavily female-dominated fitness craze a men’s only Pilates class. Studio owner Jen Nelson formed the so-called “Guy-lates” or “Dude-lates” sessions after she noticed how men would show up to the estrogen-filled dens for one class and never …

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A little dance, yoga and Pilates TheChronicleHerald.ca “This one's called the muffin-top eliminator,” barre instructor Meghan Martin says as she folds her legs into a Z-shape on her yoga mat. At Cyclone Studio in downtown Halifax, Martin guides a class of five sweat-soaked women and one man through intense …

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