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Pilates is a good exercise choice for many seniors Chicago Sun-Times It's no secret Pilates has many benefits for individuals of all fitness levels. In fact, Pilates builds core strength as it targets the entirety of your torso, from your hips to your shoulders. Back and stabilizing muscles also benefit from doing …

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Skip the boredom: Three fun Pilates DVDs ConsumerSearch Productopia (blog) Pilates is known for helping to sculpt a longer, and leaner body. The concentrated, exacting movements and breathing patterns help tone the torso and define muscles. But for fitness junkies who prefer a …

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The Write Space and Time: August 15 Soonersports.com August 15, 2011 — My Pilates instructor says breathing is the most important thing. She also tells me to reach my left hand toward my right foot while keeping my left hip glued to the mat and twisting my torso around and up. Ever up. …

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Motivation, music & movement Coos Bay World Pilates and turbo kickboxing, both of which Loudenbeck teaches, are popular choices for physical improvement. Pilates, named for inventor Joseph Pilates, involves moving the torso muscles methodically, one movement flowing into the next, as you work to …

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The jig is (almost) up for Riverdance's cascade of clickety clickety clacks Edmonton Journal As for workouts, Pilates? Don't make me laugh. Traditional Irish step-dancing is a combination of dazzlingly intricate footwork, hard-clacking tap, frenetic ankle flicks and leg kicks -while the torso and the arms remain eerily immobile. … and more »

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The jig is (almost) up for Riverdance's cascade of clickety clickety clacks Edmonton Journal As for workouts, Pilates? Don't make me laugh. Traditional Irish step-dancing is a combination of dazzlingly intricate footwork, hard-clacking tap, frenetic ankle flicks and leg kicks -while the torso and the arms remain eerily immobile. … and more »

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A health club that doesn’t offer a core-strengthening class using weights or Pilates or YogaFit is as behind the times as a car dealer selling gas-guzzling Humvees. Fitness trends come and go (remember Buns of Steel?), but core workouts are here to stay. That’s because they strengthen your body’s “core,” meaning “foundation”: the large muscles in your torso, hips and abdomen that give you better …

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