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A Pilates instructor recommends these three moves to improve your core strength and balance
Your core plays an important role in almost every movement that you do, keeping you stable, and contributing to your balance and coordi...
Steal this Pilates teacher’s signature four-move warm-up to safely mobilize your spine before exercise
A lot of us spend the majority of our lives in forward flexion.We’re constantly hunched over our desks, slouching forward while driving...
7 Little Things Pilates Instructors Really Wish You’d Stop Doing in Class
This can make the movements feel so much harder than they need to be. “When you’re coming up to a full teaser from a lying down positio...
A Pilates instructor says these are the three exercises you should be doing regularly to build your glute strength
Glute strength is important for functional movements, like running, squatting and walking up stairs.There are several ways you can stre...
Lagree Vs. Pilates: Which Method Gives You a Better Workout?
Pilates, however, was created by Joseph Pilates in the 1920s under the name “Corrective Exercise”—fitting, since the method was often u...
Use it or lose it—a Pilates teacher says this four-move stretching routine will keep your body feeling young as you age
Strength, mobility and flexibility are three attributes that typically fade as we age.But act now, and you can slow this biological agi...
I’m a ballet dancer and these are three Pilates moves I swear by for toning my legs
As a lifelong ballet dancer, I have always had a strong core and legs.Then, during the pandemic, when studios closed, I needed a way to...
Five easy Pilates moves to do at home that will keep your back flexible as you age
It's no great secret that Pilates can help you build strength, especially in your core—but this simple practice is also incredibly effe...
11 Best Pilates Leggings 2025, According to Instructors
Pilates makes you picky about things you’d usually ignore. Small adjustments of an exercise, subtle shifts in how your body moves—and w...
“I’m 72, and these are the three Pilates exercises that I’m using to improve my balance and keep myself injury-free”
When you hit your 70s or late 60s, you might notice differences in the way your body moves and feels.It’s normal to experience some sti...