Joseph Pilates began his revolutionary work in the early 1900’s. As a small sickly child in Germany, he was always seeking out ways to heal and strengthen his own frail body. Soon enough he was posing for anatomy charts, creating his own form of exercise, and ideas about health, and ergonomic ways of living. He and his wife Clara worked with injured soldiers in WWI and began developing his special equipment utilizing springs and pulleys. They moved to NYC in the early ‘20s, where they opened a studio that attracted New York’s finest boxers, gymnasts and dancers. The rest is history. Since Joseph Pilates’ death in 1967, his work has spread around the world and taken on many different forms and evolutions. Today, celebrities like Madonna and Jennifer Aniston, and athletes such as Jason Kidd and Phil Mickelson, practice Pilates to stay in shape.

In a Private or Semi-Private session you will work on all the Pilates equipment and also learn mat work. In a Mat class you will focus exclusively on the floor exercises, in a group setting.

All of the (mat or equipment) exercises provide the following benefits:

• total body conditioning, providing: strength, stretch, stamina and stability
• postural awareness
• non-impact exercise
• injury prevention and rehabilitation
• improved breathing
• better balance and muscle control
• core muscle strength with a focus on the abdominals, lower back and gluteals