About Us & About Pilates
We are committed to providing you with a classical Pilates experience responsive to your needs and goals. We offer experienced Pilates instructors who provide vigorous, sustainable workouts, believing, as Joseph Pilates said, "Physical fitness is the first requisite for happiness."
Each 55-minute workout is tailored to your concerns, whether they be injuries, weight loss, general fitness or elite sports conditioning. Learn about our Pilates class offerings.
A Classical Lineage
Pilates, sometimes called the Pilates method, is named after legendary physical fitness trainer Joseph Pilates [1880-1967), who devised the exercises and the equipment, originally to help rehabilitate injured soldiers. Pilates is a sequence of exercises that combine strength building, stretching and breathing in a specific manner, enhancing physical health and mental focus. The exercises include working with resistance equipment to improve alignment and strength without reinforcing old habits and injuries.
"Joseph Pilates taught in New York from 1926 to 1966. During that time, he trained a number of students who not only applied his work to their own lives but became teachers of the Pilates method themselves. This first generation of teachers who trained directly with Joseph Pilates are often referred to as the Pilates Elders. Some committed themselves to passing along Joseph Pilates work exactly as he taught it. This approach is called 'classical style' Pilates."
- Marguerite Ogle for About.com
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