Pilates Postcard

A Pilates teacher shares how the method is making waves abroad.

La Dolce Pilates

Pilates in the vineyards of Piedmont, a UNESCO World Heritage site region in northern Italy? Sì, per favore.

On Neutral Ground

Fear of falling in Pilates, be it off the Reformer or Chair, is an issue that many clients face. Here’s how to maintain the integrity of the method’s more challenging balance exercises while forgetting the height—and the worry.

Upgrade Your Hotel Room Workout With Sliding Discs!

Give the resistance band a rest—and upgrade your hotel room workout with sliding discs! Using push/pull concepts, this dynamic series will challenge your entire body, anywhere your wanderlust may land you.

Unlocking The Magic Of The Matwork

To help her injured clients persevere in the studio, Jessica Valant, a physical therapist and Pilates teacher, realized she needed a key to get through the proverbial matwork door. She found the way in—to reestablishing lost movement patterns, breath and strength—in an unexpected place: with the roll-down bar.

Back to Life

Like so many other Americans, Jahn Kirchoff suffered from debilitating back pain that threatened his career and his personal life. Then he discovered Pilates.

Really Fun Runs

Treadmill classes can net you the calorie burn of running with the fun of a group class.

Make Your New Year's Resolution Stick

If it’s just weeks into 2020 and you’re already losing steam, there’s no need to lose hope. Instead, harness the powers of mindfulness to get your goals back on track, stat.

From the Ground Up

While recovering from a hip replacement, Pilates teacher Jeff Woodman experienced a newfound disconnect between his feet and the ground. Here’s how he was able to reestablish a sense of groundedness, honing precision and flow along the way, to return to health and vitality.

For Text Neck

In 2008, I started noticing more and more clients and patients coming into my Pilates Studio and the Physical Therapy Clinic I worked at with forward head and forward shoulder postures, poor spinal and pelvic alignment, and overall bad posture.

What We Can Learn From Imperfect Movement

Forget perfection! Experimenting with misdirection and asymmetry in Pilates is a key part of the formula for discovering untapped movement capabilities (and untangling ingrained patterns).

Your Holiday Survival Guide

Is the season taking a toll on your waistline, wallet and sanity? These strategies will help you feel your best through New Year’s and beyond.

How Suite It Is

With the overwhelming success of the Contrology Reformer, designed in close partnership with Jay Grimes and Karen Frischmann, Balanced Body is expanding their line of authentic apparatus.

At the Momentum Fest

No notebooks, please! This weekend is all about the joy of movement for Pilates fans, from top teachers to beginning students.

How Breast Size Affects Women's Workouts

“The girls” can have a profound effect on women’s exercise routines.

Control+Alt+Delete Digital Stress

While digital technology has many upsides, the downside of all of those hours spent glued to our devices is the toll they take on our physical and emotional well-being. Because we get that you’re not going to give up Instagram, let alone your job, we asked the experts for their savviest strategies for minimizing the impact of screen time.

The Long Road To Recovery

These two teachers had just recently opened their studios when disasters hit. Here’s how they picked up the pieces.

The Emigrant

In the new English translation of her book, Joseph Pilates: A Biography, German historian Eva Rincke recounts the life story of the creator of the method. In this special excerpt, she recounts his chance meeting with Clara Zeuner on the ship to New York, and how the two started a new life together in America.

Surviving Disaster

When a wildfire destroyed her home and her business, this Northern California studio owner’s Pilates practice became more important than ever.

Pilates Versus The Shark

Leeanne Ericson, 39, turned to the method after a brutal attack that almost killed her.

Pilates Goes Pink

When breast cancer touched their lives, these teachers took a stand, finding a variety of ways to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Mind, Body… Spirit?

Pilates is rooted in the mind/ body connection, but the spirit part often doesn’t get as much attention. While some argue that spirituality is irrelevant to the work, others believe it’s a key factor in maintaining a balanced body. Here, Pilates teachers share the spiritual practices that best support their Pilates regimen.

Cool Foods For Hot Weather

Too sweltering to eat? Think again. From staying hydrated to relieving allergies, the right diet is key to enjoying summer pleasures. Behold, your seasonal survival manual.

Sister Act

In a time of increasingly overt racism, Sonja Herbert founded Black Girl Pilates as a safe space for African-American teachers of the method. Because #blackbodiesmatter too.

Owning It

After a startling diagnosis, Wendie Marlais, 61, realized only she could save herself.

For Perfecting The Pull-up

Nail this challenging exercise within the Pilates environment with the Barnett Pull-Ups Program.

Keeping A Journal Can Reduce Stress And Alleviate Anxiety

With science-backed benefits ranging from reduced stress to better immunity and emotional well-being, journaling just might improve your Pilates practice, too.

Quick And Easy Bites To Power Up Your Workouts

In her new cookbook, Cook to Thrive, Olympic swimmer (and Pilates devotee) Natalie Coughlin opens up about a secondary passion: cooking. Over the course of her celebrated career as a three-time gold medalist (not to mention nine other silver and bronze wins), she’s learned a thing or two about prepping food for optimal performance. These quick and easy bites will power up your workouts— and your taste buds, too.

How Pilates Got An Injured Young Athlete Back On Track

After a season-ending meniscus tear, the method helped this highschool junior chase his dream of breaking the record for the 100-meter dash.

9 Habits Breast Cancer Experts Want You to Know

See what those in the know - from oncologists and breast surgeons to Pilates instructors and survivors - are doing to reduce their risk of this deadly disease.