Do men do Pilates?

Yes! It was created by a man! Joseph Pilates created “Contrology”. His form of exercise wasn’t called Pilates until after his death. As Pilates grows in popularity many professional sport players have included this in their training regimen.

I’ve heard it’s hard to do, is it?

It all depends on what you consider hard. I like to use the word “challenging” better. It is different than any other workout you’ve done at the gym or at home watching videos. You will find muscles you didn’t know existed and have a pleasant soreness from your workout, not an excruciating one that lasts for days.

It’s expensive though..

How much is your health worth to YOU to carry you through each day, each year, each decade? Your return on investment is much better than that weekly Starbucks stop you may do on your way to work.

What’s the difference of Yoga and Pilates?

We instructors get asked this a lot actually and what I like to say is; yoga will take you and lengthen you and have you walk out feeling great and limp as a noodle however, Pilates adds the strengthening aspect to that by delving deeper into the body to all the supporting muscles keeping you upright in your yoga poses and more so in daily life. Additionally Pilates uses different apparatus invented by Joseph himself such as the reformer, trapeze/cadillac, and the chair in additional to small props like the magic circle and more.

I have physical restrictions, can I still do it?

Absolutely! I have worked with clients with partial and fully fused spines. Ones with hip and knee replacements. Bad backs/disc issues, chronic migraines from overuse of their neck muscles, a missing hand from a car accident, women with previous breast cancer surgeries, as well as MS. THIS is what is so amazing about Pilates! I say all the time that ANY body and anybody can do Pilates!