I had been teaching fitness classes for about 10 years when this "new trend" called Pilates started popping up all over the place. Gyms and Recreation Centres started adding Pilates classes to their schedules. The manager of the gym I worked at, left to open up a Pilates studio. And I was curious …
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Does it Really Have to be Hard to Stay Fit?
I think about this all of the time. Does it really have to be hard to stay fit? Unfortunately, it seems to be very common for people to think this way. I have worked with the fitness industry since the early 1990s and hear the same reasons why getting fit and stay fit is so challenging. I …
Who Says that Pilates is Simply for Women?
Do men do Pilates? Yes, yes, yes! In fact, one-third of my clientele is male. Did they all come to Pilates feeling excited and confident in their abilities to bend, flex, twist and balance? Absolutely not! Most of them came with the encouragement of their spouses or a medical …