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Discover how Pilates can transform your body and mind with its unique blend of strength, flexibility, and mindfulness.

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Place a looped band around feet. With core engaged, send hips back into a shallow hinge position, shoulders down and back, ...

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After the war, Pilates briefly returned to Germany. But in the mid-1920s, he high-tailed it to New York City. With his partner Clara, he founded the first Pilates studio dubbed the Joseph H. Pilates ...

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The Women’s Health and Men’s Health Pilates x Lift program is all about celebrating the iconic pairing that is pilates and strength training when it comes to helping you build muscle, endurance, and ...

When it comes to the mat vs. reformer Pilates debate, is there a winner? Not exactly, according to the experts.

Ask almost any trainer to name the best leg exercise, and they’ll probably say barbell back squats. However, after nearly 35 years working in the fitness industry, I don’t always support this point of ...

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