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In the business world it's called a cost-benefit analysis: before paying for a product or service, you want to make certain there is a quantifiable benefit to shelling out all those dollars. If [...]

When new clients at our studio have completed a few sessions, one of the things we frequently hear them say is, I can feel myself standing up straighter! Big deal, right? Actually -- yes, this is [...]

The Pilates method goes beyond the development of a strong body. It's a fitness system for the mind as well. While the brain is not composed of muscle tissue, it acts a lot like a muscle in that [...]

To achieve the highest accomplishments within the scope of our capabilities in all walks of life, we must constantly strive to acquire strong, healthy bodies and develop our minds to [...]

In the last installment of our quest to dispel common misconceptions about Pilates, we're going to focus on the teachers who are out there working in studios and gyms.

Over the past 20 [...]

Conscious breathing. Mental focus. Centering. Controlled movement. Energy flow. What are we talking about here -- Pilates or yoga? Apart from the name, time and place of origin, is there even a [...]

We're almost halfway through dispelling some of the most common misconceptions about the Pilates method. Now that we're clear on the fact that

In the last article, we properly dispatched the misconception that the Pilates method is all about-and only about-flattening and [...]

It's impossible to call Pilates a "fad" -- the fitness method developed over the course of the last century, and founder Joseph Pilates left a lasting legacy. With attitudes in a holistic [...]

It's no secret that the Pilates method provides a great workout for everyone, yet you hardly ever see any male practitioners of the fitness method. All too often it's assumed that Pilates is more [...]