KK PILATES STUDIO LATEST CLASS SCHEDULE

MON 9-10am essential 10-11am advanced 6-7pm intermediate 7-8pm core challenge

WED 9-10am essential 10-11am core challenge 11-11.30am Ball

THU 6-7pm core challenge 7-8pm intermediate

FRI 9-10am Ball 10-11am core challenge

Big Discounts for November and December 2009

Sign up for pilates this or next month with a friend and both of you get 50% off of your first month's pilates fees.

8 sessions monthly: normal price RM90. After discount RM45.

12 sessions monthly: normal price RM120. After discount RM60.

DON'T MISS THIS GREAT YEAR END SALE!!!!!!

Free Men Pilates Session on 16th sep 2009 in KK Pilates Studio

Some pictures showing men enjoying their pilates session but struggling through some advance pilates movements. Pilates is indeed for both men and female, not just female. Do come and experience the manly side of pilates.

KK Pilates Studio Latest Services

1) Postural Analysis - RM20

Our posture is influenced by how we stand, sit, lift and by our occupation and activity levels. As a result of poor posture, certain muscles can become weaker and longer and others stronger and shorter causing injury and pain. The Postural Analysis Assessment is a half an hour, one-to-one assessment that will determiner current posture, body alignment, strength and flexibility. By identifying any weakness and/or imbalances in your body, we can prescribe exercise modifications that will further help reduce backache and pain, avoid injury and increase your well being and your body's ability to move with ease.

2) Beginners Mat Work Course - RM60
(5hr 30 min: Capacity: 8):

The recommended starting point for any one new to Pilates. Designed to help you develop longer, leaner muscles, establish core strength and stability, and heighten mind-body awareness, during this program, which contains one hour and a half Basic Principles class followed by 4 x one hour Essential Mat Work classes, you will learn the Five Basic Principles of Pilates.

3) Classes: All classes except Stability Ball Intensive are 60 minutes in duration. There is a minimum number of 4 and maximum number of 8 participants per class.

Essential Mat Work
To practice and perfect the Five Basic Principles of Pilates, or as a maintenance class for those who like to work at a slower pace. It is also suitable for individuals with injuries looking for a light workout.

Intermediate Mat Work
For more challenge, this class will take you through a dynamic, full body workout focusing on improving flexibility and core strength, stretching and toning all muscle groups.

Advanced Mat Work
Taking you through a dynamic, full-body workout at a challenging pace, you will focus on improving flexibility and core strength, stretching and toning all muscle groups. To ensure you are ready to progress to this level, you will be invited into this class following discussion and agreement with the Instructor.

Core Challenge
For those who have graduated from the Essential Mat Work Course. These classes use small equipment and are designed to add variety and challenge. Modifications are included to accommodate certain weaknesses or to make an exercise more challenging.

Stability Ball Intensive (30 min)
A challenging and fun ball workout which requires 30mins only to make you sweat . For intermediate and advance level students only.

4) Private session – RM 40
For newcomers to learn and understand the 5 basic principles of Pilates and for existing students to assess their progress and improve their Pilates techniques in order to gain more out of their Pilates workout.

Free Pilates Class For Men!

Hi all,
KK pilates studio is offering free pilates class for men on the 16th of Sep,2009( public holiday) at KK Pilates Studio. There will be be 2 sessions, 5 pm & 6pm.The free class will be a first come first serve basis. If interested and for further details, please email KK pilates studio. Email add: kkpilates@gmail.com

A brief description on why men should take up pilates:


Pilates was started by a man, Joseph Pilates; it's been a training vehicle for elite athletes, both men and women, for over 50 years; and men have figured prominently as instructors and promoters of the Pilates method throughout its history.

Though men have always been part of the Pilates scene, the surge of popularity that Pilates has enjoyed in recent years has been powered to a large extent by a wave of women participants and instructors, leaving some with the impression that the Pilates method is more for women. This is an unfortunate side-effect of an otherwise positive development. Fortunately, it is quickly dissolving. Pilates is one of the fastest growing fitness trends in the world, and men are definitely taking advantage of Pilates many benefits.

• Core strength, flexibility, balance, uniform development, and efficient movement patterns - all are hallmarks of Pilates training and highly relevant to mens fitness. The integrative component of Pilates can be especially beneficial for men, whose workouts often emphasize a part-by-part approach to muscular development, such as what what finds in weightlifting.
  Pilates, by contrast, emphasizes moving from the center of the body, the powerhouse, and developing core strength in the deep muscles of the center to stabilize the trunk and protect the back. This kind of core training makes Pilates an excellent technique for whole-body fitness, as well as a foundation for cross training with other kinds of sports and exercise.
  
• Increasing flexibility is a goal that Pilates addresses in a way that men often feel comfortable with. Pilates works toward functional fitness. That is, the ability to have the strength, balance, and flexibility that allows one to move through daily-life tasks with grace and ease. To this end, Pilates exercises do seek to increase flexibility and range of motion, but one won't find the kind of pretzel stretches in Pilates that one might find in gymnastics or yoga.

For more info, please visit: http://pilates.about.com/od/pilatesforeverybody/a/Pilates-Men.htm

A variety of classes conducted in KK Pilates studio

1) Foam Roller Class
-challenges your balance, massage your body

2) Pilates Ring Class
-Strengthens your upper and lower body

3)Arc barrel Class
- Stretches your spine for better posture

New Pilates Toy this month

This month, we have a new toy in the studio. It's called a foam roller. So what is a foam roller?

As seen above, it is the purple(comes in other colours too) tube that is made of foam and originally used for therapeutic purposes only.

So what is it for?

The Pilates foam roller adds fun and challenge to you pilates workout. It is extraordinarily effective to activate deep core muscles, improve balance and posture, and strengthen extremities. It is also magical for myofascial release and self-massage.

Pilates Day 2009 images( Part 2)

The advance students showing off thier pilates stunts

Images to remind us of our 1st celebration of Pilates day on 2nd May 2009 in KK Pilates Studio ( Part 1)

Advance level students doing the open leg rocker.

The Pilates 'roll up' movement done in differents levels and in many ways..with out props and with props.The props used on that day were the yellow band, the blue ball and the black circle.

All performers getting themselves ready while i gave a brief intro to audience regarding Pilates mat exercises.

This is me trying hard to get audience understand ' what is Pilates'.Mini poster were put up on the wall for audience to have a better idea of what i was talking about.



- Regina Wong

Anyone Interested?

As a Polestar Pilates certified instructor, I will surely be attending the Singapore Polestar Pilates Conference in this coming July. So unfortunately, I will be away from the 16th til 21st July. I attended an Asia Polestar Pilates conference in 2006 held in nexus resort , Karambunai in Kota Kinabalu and got inspired to be a certified Pilates instructor.
Anyone interested to join me to this conference this July? Or maybe you can just checkout the website to find out what is it , and prepare yourself for next year's conference? You may be inspired to be a pilates instructor too...

cheers,
Regina

A WORKSHOP NOT TO BE MISSED!!!

An opportunity for all Pilates clients, Pilates trainees, Pilates Instructors, and Health care practitioners.

Polestar Pilates Conference will be held in Singapore this 18th and 19th July 2009 by Pilates Master Teachers and World Class presenters:

Deborah Lessen - protege of Carola Trier, founding member and Board of Director of Pilates Method Alliance

Dav Cohen - Principal Educator of Polestar Education and Curriculum Director of Polestar Pilates, USA

Dawna Wayburne - Education Director of Polestar Pilates Asia

For more information, and to download the registration form, visit: http://www.focuspilates.com.sg/

KK Pilates studio offering free body strength and flexibility test !!!

Dear clients,

Free body strength and flexibility test worth RM30! This exciting 20 minutes test will help you find out more about your body and how to improve it for optimal health and injury prevention. So make your appointment with me now while it's free. Offer ends in August 2009.

Regards,
Regina

KK Pilates Studio Open Day on 2nd of May

Are you interested in Pilates? Do you know what is Pilates? Do you want to know more about Pilates? Do come to KK Pilates studio on Pilates Day to explore Pilates.

Come and celebrate Pilates day!!!!!

Venue: KK Pilates studio, Jalan Damai, opposite SMC junction, right above PKR office.

Date: 2nd May 2009, Saturday

Time: 2 til 4 pm

We will be having free talk, free demo ,free class and free light refreshment. For those interested in free class, do come in your exercise attire and get ready to do Pilates.

Testimonials of KK Pilates students

“I used to experience upper back pain after every session of my golf game due to long hours of standing. After doing Pilates, my upper back pain has been relieved and completely gone with my regular Pilates sessions. Pilates has also increased my flexibility and make me a more patient and calmer person. The proper breathing I learned in Pilates helps me to release my stress and increase my stamina in my golf game. My knees have also been strengthened. I can squat easily now!” ~ Rose

“Pilates makes me feel younger, increases my flexibility and improves my stamina for swimming and line dancing.” ~ Lusy

“I suffered from bone spur for a long time, doctor advised me to do exercise. So I started Pilates, since then, my bone spur is gone. I’m so relieved now as I used to be able to stand not longer than half and hour due to my bone spur. Besides that, my posture has improved significantly. I also look slimmer and taller with the lengthening effect of Pilates. The focus of core strength in Pilates helps me to hit the golf ball further, carry heavy things with ease and teaches me how to prevent injuries. Pilates inspires me to lead a healthier lifestyle as well.” ~ Angie

“Generally, my whole body looks more toned now and the strength of my arms and legs have improved significantly. The classes provided are very interesting, especially with the use of a variety of small Pilates apparatus. The various types of classes provided also keeps me motivated. My posture has also improved. I start to be more aware of how I move, stand and sit. On top of all that, I realized the importance of using my core muscles. ~ Ming Hui

Come let's celebrate Pilates day!

May 2,2009
What is the Mission of Pilates Day?
Pilates Day is an annual, international, community event celebrated on the first Saturday of May every year. The Pilates Day mission is to foster the public's appreciation and awareness of the Pilates Method through a network of varied, innovative, and high quality grassroots Pilates events accessible and affordable for all. Pilates Day is a program of the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA), and Pilates Day events are produced and hosted by PMA members.
KK Pilates intends to hold a Pilates Day event this May, so please refer back to the site periodically for updates!

keep up the spirit!

Happy to know that Mei Tchuin and Jenette, my level 2 students, always making an effort to come for Pilates 5 times a week. Keep it up!Your devotion to pilates is not a waste of time. Pilates is a neverending learning journey. You will always learn new things and discover more about you body in every session. I've done Pilates for 5 years and realized there's alot bout Pilates which I haven't discovered and alot more movements to master. Honestly speaking, the day you master all the pilates movements will be they day you can call yourself an Acrobat and start joining the circus. ha ha..
But again, it doesnt mean tat u have to be an advance Pilates students to benefit from it. You can see improvement in your strength, flexiblity, balance and body awareness just by doing a Pilates beginner routine. In our everyday life, it is our poor strength, flexiblity, balance and body awareness which lead us to poor posture, back pain, injuries which might need surgical treatment such s slipped disc and hip fracture and so on. Do you want a better and more functional life? Think Pilates.

-Regina

Increase your pilates sessions for faster result

My student, Thien Ming Fui, used to have very weak arms. Always complaining bout her weak arms causing her not able to perform some of the exercises. But after she increased the frequency of her pilates training from twice a week to three times a week, her arm strength has greatly improved in a short period of time. She now amazes us with advance exercises which she can perform with ease.

- Regina, pilates instructor

Thanks to Pilates!

Two of my most dedicated students got 1st and 2nd place in a golf tournament this week. They are Angie Ng and Rose Liew. Their dedication to Pilates really did pay off. According to them, pilates helps build the strength and stamina needed for a long golf game. Congratulations to the both of them.

- Regina, Pilates instructor

Let's talk about imprint

So what exactly is imprint? There's 2 placement of the pelvis. Once is neutral and another one is imprint. Imprint, in Pilates term, means that you tilt your pelvis slightly back so that your lower back is flat on the mat. The muscle being used for this movement is mainly your obliques(the muscles at both sides of your waist). Caution: Do not get confused with pelvic tuck. When you do a pelvis tuck you are actually compressing your lower back to the mat , which means it's more than a slight tilt of the pelvis and the major muscle being used is your butt. You can actually feel the tensing of your butt happening as you do a pelvic tuck.
So why do we do imprint? We imprint our pelvis when we have both feet off the mat. The reason we do this is be cause we are more in control of our back in this position than in neutral. Without imprnting, you are inclined to arching your back and this will strain your back. But as you advance in Pilates, you will be in neutral instead as you have developed the strength to stabilise your back.
It's a common thing to get confused with the word "imprint" since it's so similar to a pelvic tuck. So to all my beloved students out there, you are not alone.

- Regina

another picture taken in KK Pilates studio

This is my mother ,who has been a pilates devotee since 2005 ,doing an advanced pilates pose called the High Swan utilising the stability ball.

Pictures of my students taken in my studio

Pilates Benefits

Beware of Pilates programs that promise dramatic weight loss or overnight transformations. That's not what pure Pilates is about. However, with time and dedication, Pilates practice can:

1.Improve strength, flexibility and balance.
2.Tone and build long, lean muscles without bulk.
3.Challenge deep abdominal muscles to support the core.
4.Engage the mind and enhance body awareness.
5.Condition efficient patterns of movement making the body less prone to injury.
6.Reduce stress, relieve tension, boost energy through deep stretching.
7.Restore postural alignment.
8.Create a stronger, more flexible spine.
9.Promote recovery from strain or injury.
10.increase joint range of motion.
11.Improve circulation.
12.Heighten neuromuscular coordination.
13.Offer relief from back pain and joint stress.
14.Correct over-training of muscle groups which can lead to stress and injury.
15.Enhance mobility, agility and stamina.
16.Compliment sports training and develop functional fitness for daily life activity

17.Improve the way your body looks and feels

Calories Burned: Pilates Exercise vs Other Exercise

General Exercise

The Mayo Clinic conducted a study using several hundred people, weighing around 145 pounds, to find the calories burned during one hour of various forms of exercise. The results were as follows: (8/19/08 The Mayo Clinic seems to have updated their study and no longer use a 145 pound person, if you are checking the study.)


Aerobic Dancing 416
Backpacking 448
Badminton 288
Bicycling (outdoor) 512
Bicycling (stationary) 448
Bowling 192
Canoeing 224
Dancing 288
Gardening 256
Golfing 288
Hiking 384
Jogging (5 mph) 512
Racquetball 448
Rope Jumping 640
Running (8 mph) 864
Skating 448
Skiing (cross-country) 512
Skiing (downhill) 384
Stair Climbing 576
Swimming 384
Tennis 448
Volleyball 192
Walking (2 mph) 160
Walking (3.5 mph) 243

Pilates Exercise

On SELF.com, which I found to be the most thorough source, I found the following information for a 145 lb person doing pilates for one hour:

Beginner level pilates 241 calories
Intermediate level pilates 338
Advanced level pilates 421

Why start from beginner level

The Turned Off Beginner
Posted by thinkpilates
August 19, 2008
You know what to wear, you bought your mat, you went to your first few classes and you… are bored?
In my experience with the pilates method, both as a teacher and a student, I have seen and taught students who are so interested in pilates that they want to jump right into the intermediate or advanced level. They want to feel the burn, walk out of class exhausted, and sweat buckets! They want grunt-style pilates with a side order of long and lean muscles - to go. Are these folks wrong?
Beginner’s Series
Well, why is it that pilates studios often request beginners to enroll in a beginner’s series before jumping into the open group mat, reformer, or springboard classes? Allow me to use an example: Driving. When you were 16 and so eager to jump behind the wheel and take off with Dad or Mom’s shiny car, you were sad to remember you had to endure the dreaded driver’s education classes first and pass a test. Otherwise that first drive would most likely have wrecked the car. Maybe your body awareness was a little more tuned than others and you could steer the car just fine. But, you might not have known that a double solid line meant no passing, and reported back to the folks with a ticket, or from the hospital.
Learning Curve
With pilates, like any new task, there’s a learning process and there are rules. In pilates the same concept applies, like when to use an imprinted and neutral spine, to avoid injury and complement the exercise being worked on. Beginner’s classes do not serve to make a newcomer climb any strange hierarchy, but instead to educate them on the rules and principles of pilates. Not only at this level is a student learning how to avoid injury, but more importantly, a student is learning the principle building blocks which all of the exercises are based on.
If you don’t know that an inverted red triangle means “yield to other traffic”, you might wonder why cars keep honking and swerving every time you merge. With pilates, students who opt to dismiss basic level exercises or classes will often not feel what they are supposed to feel because they have not been educated on how to find the principles within their own body. And this is key. It is at this point that - because the student doesn’t “feel it” - he/she thinks pilates is boring/useless and never returns. A student can read about principles and know they are major assets to his/her practice, but the key is being able to find the principles and healthy alignment in his/her own body. This is what takes time and attention, and what some people don’t have patience for.
Pilates Principles Are The Key
So are impatient, gung-ho students wrong? Not entirely; they’ll still get a workout. But are they really doing pilates? My answer would be, not really.Pilates is a unique system that involves exercises meant to be anatomically healthy for the body and be executed with flow and precision. To attain these types of movements you have to put your mind to the task, and do some learning along the way. Also, if the principles are skipped, then the student will not end up with exercises which facilitate aligned posture, stronger muscles, and a centered body. With pilates like any other complex skill, one reaps what one sows.
Really learning and applying pilates to your body is kind of like baking a cake - you have to follow a recipe. If you only put flour and baking soda into the oven you will end up with flour and baking soda. But if you put in the eggs and the rest of the recipe, you will end up with a cake. How good a cake depends on practice and correct repetition.
Rolling Like A Ball
Concrete example: When I teach a class there is one exercise with which I can quickly tell who in the group has taken time to study the principles within their own bodies, and who has not. Rolling Like A Ball looks easy and fun - and it can be. But if done correctly, it is a truly challenging exercise. Many students just throw their weight backwards to initiate the rolling in the exercise.
The correct way to initiate the exercise is to deepen the lumbar flexion while drawing the navel in towards the spine. The rolling, both going down and coming up, should be seamless, smooth, and controlled. Instead, it’s often a bumpy ride, and on the way up there is a visible/audible clunk which happens through the lumbar region, indicating the student has no control over the movement. Lastly, engagement between the shoulder blades should be maintained throughout the exercise - and it usually is not.
When a student does this exercise by throwing their weight back and haphazardly rolls back up, they miss the work in the deep abdominals, hip flexors, spine stabilizers, and shoulder blade stabilizers. These students tend to think this is a throw away exercise, but really it should be quite a challenge.
So… when I overhear that a beginner student wants a faster class or a more challenging video, they are often searching for a cake made out of flour and baking soda.
Boosting the Beginner’s Workout
Remember, slower paced in the beginning does not mean always-slow-paced. Concentrate on what the instructor is saying and focus on finding the principles within your own body. If you want extra work, ask the instructor if there is something you could work on throughout all of the exercises that you might be having a more difficult time finding in your body (e.g. shoulder blade engagement or neutral pelvis) so you have something extra to focus on in class.
Paying attention to precise detail in the essential exercises and principles, and putting them correctly into your own body will lead you quickly to the intermediate level of pilates, and beyond. Re-align your focus… and your spine will surely follow.
Peace,Zoe

Pilates vs Yoga

The Differences Might Be The Tools, But Both Exercises Require Physical And Mental Stamina.
Pilates vs Yoga. The competition is on! I often get asked about the difference between Yoga and Pilates and which one is better. The answer is simple. It’s all good.
Both these exercise methods tend to get smashed into the same category. The truth is, they are different animals, as different as east and west.
Being a Pilates instructor, I naturally have more to say about Pilates than Yoga. Let’s look at the differences:

• Pilates vs Yoga: the heritage
Yoga dates back centuries and it’s eastern roots make it a mindful, sometimes meditative, form of exercise. Though the postures are physical in nature, Yoga is really about the mind and living a balanced, peaceful life.
Pilates got its start in the west. German born Joseph Pilates made his exercise method about physical conditioning. There is great emphasis on breathing, control and basically mind over matter, but his exercises are about physical strength.

• the exercises
Both methods require physical and mental stamina. Getting into a Yoga pose and then holding it dispenses stagnant energy and helps to get your chi flowing again. Tension in the body eases as you center your mind and condition your body.
Pilates conditions the whole body and builds strength, flexibility and balance. Your mind gets a workout too, but the emphasis is on looking and feeling better.


• the tools
Perhaps the main difference between Pilates, Yoga and any other form of exercise, comes down to the tools and toys you get to play with. Pilates definitely wins out. Where as Yoga uses a special kind of mat and a few props, Pilates uses machines, mats, and small apparatus to get the job done. It’s fun. Like a playground for adults.
In addition to the mat workout, the Pilates machine work uses added resistance in the form of springs to make it more like strength training Pilates tends to be more dynamic than Yoga and uses the machines to obtain greater load on the muscles.

• the similarities
Both methods are breath oriented, increase physical strength, increase flexibility, encourage use of your mind and can be done in a group or single settings.
So which one is better for you? The one you will stick with and do regularly. That is the better exercise for you. Try them both and find out for yourself just how amazing both Pilates and Yoga are.

Pilates is for men too

Pilates is for Men Too - Spread the Word!

Pilates has been popular with both male and female elite athletes for many years, but in the mainstream the trend has been that women practitioners have significantly outnumbered men. That trend is changing as more men are inspired by well-known sports figures to explore Pilates workouts for themselves.If you are looking for a little push to check out Pilates, or know a man who could use one, here are a few of the well known men practicing Pilates as reported by USA Today(8/17/06): PGA Tour pro Rocco Mediate; Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl offensive guard Ruben Brown; Rich Beem, winner of the 2002 PGA Championship; Jason Kidd, the New Jersey Nets superstar point guard; Curt Schilling, starting pitcher for the Boston Red Socks and Pro Golfer Charles Nardiello. OK guys, see you in class!

About KK Pilates Studio

KK Pilates studio is a small but cosy studio focusing on Pilates. It's located on 2nd floor , right above PKR( Parti Keadilan Rakyat) office, next to Damai multipurpose hall and oppposite SMC hospital junction.It should be easy to locate as it is the only shop painted in apple green if you view from the road side.

I believe lots of people still wonder what is Pilates. It's a foreign word to lots of people. Some thought it is pronounced as Pirates.When people asked me what is it, I just said it is like Yoga, just to make things short, haha. Well, actually, it is a lot different from Yoga.So I am here to educate people about it.Firstly, allow me to start with how to pronounce it.It's actually pronounced as Puh-lah-teez.


Pilates is a form of exercise, developed by Joseph Pilates, which emphasizes the balanced development of the body through core strength, flexibility, and awareness in order to support efficient, graceful movement.


Pilates is one of the most popular exercise systems in the around.It seems like everyone is either doing Pilates, or interested in starting a Pilates exercise program. Indeed, one of the best things about the Pilates method is that it works so well for a wide range of people. Athletes and dancers love it, as do seniors, women rebounding from pregnancy, and people who at various stages of physical rehabilitation.
The top benefits doing of Pilates exercise that people report are that they become stronger, longer, leaner, and more able to do anything with grace and ease.


Pilates is an Adaptable Method.Modification is the key to Pilates exercise success with a variety of populations. All exercises are developed with modifications that can make a workout safe and challenging for a person at any level.


Core strength is the foundation of Pilates exercise. The core muscles are the deep, internal muscles of the abdomen and back. When the core muscles are strong and doing their job, as they are trained to do in Pilates, they work in tandem with the more superficial muscles of the trunk to support the spine and movement.


As you develop your core strength you develop stability throughout your entire torso. This is one of the keys to how Pilates helps people overcome back pain. As the trunk is properly stabilized, pressure on the back is relieved and the body is able to move freely and efficiently.


The Six Pilates Principles: Centering, Control, Flow, Breath, Precision, and Concentration:These six Pilates principles are essential ingredients in a high quality Pilates workout. The Pilates method has always emphasized quality over quantity, and you will find that, unlike many systems of exercise, Pilates exercises do not include a lot of repetitions for each move. Instead, doing each exercise fully, with precision, yields significant results in a shorter time than one would ever imagine.


Pilates is a Unique Method of Exercise.Core strength and torso stability, along with the six Pilates principles, set the Pilates method apart from many other types of exercise. Weight lifting, for example, can put a lot of attention on arm or leg strength without attending much to the fact that those parts are connected to the rest of the body! Even running or swimming can seem like all arms and legs, with either a floppy or overly tense core. Ultimately those who really succeed at their sport learn to use their core muscles, but in Pilates this integrative approach is learned from the beginning.


Pilates exercises are done on either on a mat on the floor, Pilates Mat Work, or on exercise equipment developed by Joseph Pilates. The workout equipment that we use in Pilates generally utilizes pulleys and resistance from the participants own body weight on the machine and graduated levels of springs. The reformer is probably the best-known piece of resistance equipment that you will encounter at a Pilates studio.


The Pilates Method of exercise was developed by Joseph Pilates in the 1920s. It was originally used as a rehabilitation program for prisoners of war and was later found to be of great benefit to anyone seeking a higher level of fitness. The work was kept alive over the years by a small group of Joseph Pilates devoted students until just a few years ago; when exercise science caught up to the principles that Pilates had been teaching all along, and now we enjoy the rich evolution of the Pilates work that we have today.