With some fitness regimens, that first trip to the gym can nearly kill you. Pilates, with its emphasis on core training and an abundance of moves, works the other way. “The first time is almost the ...

Pilates is once again growing in popularity after first going mainstream in the early 2000s. Nearly 12 million Americans tried the low-impact workout in 2023, 15% more than during the previous year.

The Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center (EEC) staff are offering “Intro to Pilates,” a 4-session program for adults that will take place at the EEC, 190 Lord Stirling Road ...

Also known as the ‘Body Control Method’, Pilates is a system of slow, flowing, and precise movements developed in the 1920s and onwards by the German-born Joseph Pilates, (born 1880). Described as ‘a ...

Lie flat on your back with knees bent and feet flat on the floor, hip width apart. Press your arms down alongside your body and press your hips up high. Aim for a straight line from shoulders to ...

As the leaves are falling and the weather is turning colder, this month’s RVA Strong challenge takes us indoors to experience a Pilates lesson at Balance Pilates Training Center. When I hear the word ...