Pilates can help you recover from an injury by strengthening muscular imbalances throughout the body, improving flexibility, and teaching the body to move in new ways that break the movement cycle causing pain. Romana Kryzanowska is a ballet dancer and a well-known student of Joseph Pilates. She became devoted to the practice and eventually named […]
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The Best Pilates Exercises in your 40s, 50s, and 60s
Who is Pilates good for? Pilates is good for all ages, and the best pilates exercises in your 40s, 50s, and 60s are decided on a person by person basis. Pilates is an adaptable movement method that can meet your needs at any stage of life regardless of your age, ability, or physical fitness level. […]
6 Things to Know Before You Take a Pilates Class
People have asked us repeatedly what exactly are the things to know before you take a Pilates class? We’ll break it down for you. Who is Pilates good for? The great thing with Pilates is that it can be performed by and benefit all kinds of age, fitness, and ability levels. The practice is versatile and can […]
What is Pilates and What are the Different Approaches?
Many people wonder exactly what is Pilates, the approaches to Pilates, and how it can help them. There is no limit to what Pilates does to benefit the body regardless of age or condition. Joseph Hubertus Pilates invented Pilates to create a movement system that focuses on balancing practitioners’ body, mind, and spirit. What is […]
3 Pilates Exercises to Strengthen Your Spine
The movements in Pilates exercises increase strength in the abdominal, lower back, hip, and buttocks muscles. Consequently, practitioners can achieve better stabilization of the spine, more muscular control of back and limbs, and improved posture. Can Pilates exercises help back pain? Yes, Pilates can make a difference in helping with back pain because these exercises […]
GYROTONIC ® versus Pilates Which is right for me?
The question the teachers at MatWorkz Pilates always hear is, “GYROTONIC® versus Pilates which is right for me?” To help you make that decision, you need first to understand both methods’ principles and objectives. The principles of GYROTONIC® are intention, stabilization through contrast, decompression of joints, and coordination of movement and breath. GYROTONIC® aims to […]
Pilates vs Gyrotonic Expansion System
I first wrote this article below in 2009 for Pilates Digest. You can find it here http://www.pilatesdigest.com/pilates-vs-gyrotonic-expansion-system/ There really is not much I would change about the article. I would add Pilates is more about uniformity and precision of the body. GYROTONIC® is less so. I do not use the word “core” any longer when I […]
Party like it is 1999!
1999 seems a long time ago, but in the same instance time has flown. As Einstein said, time is relative! When one of my teachers came to me and said, ” Deborah, no one knows where we are.” It gave me pause. So some 18 years after we opened the first studio location in Hannibal Square, […]
5 Reasons to try Pilates
There’s no secret here: Pilates is good for EVERY body. And I do mean everybody and here are 5 reasons to try Pilates today! If you’re still wondering what Pilates is, that’s OK – you’re not alone. It’s still a somewhat misunderstood corner of the exercise world, even though it’s one of the fastest-growing areas […]