Person of the week: Andrew S. Lavine
Reading Eagle
I was required to take a one-credit class in order to graduate, and I chose a Pilates class. I have multiple sclerosis, and I wanted to take a fitness class that would help me stretch and be something I was able to do. A lot of the other classes

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No Equipment Required! Tone the Body With These Yoga and Pilates Workouts
FitSugar.com
Tone while you stretch and flex with these five yoga and Pilates workouts. Thigh sculpting: No need to spend hours on those adductor machines; yoga can help stretch out tight muscles while also toning for bikini season. This sequence of nine yoga poses
Yoga can stretch out careersRegina Leader-Post

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Pilates isn’t something you can do while thinking about your grocery list or current challenge at work. Pilates engages your mind as well as your muscles. You visualize the closing and lowering of ribs to get to those abs. You imagine drawing the navel in as you’re contracting the abs and exhaling. You follow the instructor’s lead to stretch and strengthen and lengthen your body — without …

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Sculpt and Strengthen

Whether you’re a Pilates purist, enjoy new takes on the method or have never been to a Pilates class, there are new options to help you stretch and strengthen in Magic Valley.

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Gentle/restorative/community yoga: March 2011
Poughkeepsie Journal
Call 845-592-4110. www.everybodysyoga.org Pilates, stretch and yoga class – Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. 4-5 pm Thursdays and 11 am to noon Tuesdays. In the Cafeteria Conference Room. Wellness center members free; nonmembers $10 per class.

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Pilates roll down – Los Angeles Times


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Pilates roll down
Los Angeles Times
Use this Pilates roll-down exercise to stretch and strengthen your core muscles. Leaning against a flat wall to perform the move

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Pilates, stretch and yoga class – Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. Pilates, stretch and yoga class is held Tuesdays at 11 am-noon at the Montgomery

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