Maggie Donahue is an Associate Editor on Health’s Updates team. Maggie holds an M.S. from the Columbia University School of Journalism and has over seven years of experience in digital media. Pilates ...

Jenna Dewan does it in her dirty garage. Kate Hudson does it while wearing pink socks. And the Kansas City Chiefs, well, they do it as a team, of course. The “it” in question? Pilates. If it feels ...

Eight years after my first Pilates class, I decided to train as an instructor. When it came to choosing a course, I knew I wanted to study classical Pilates – to understand the original method as ...

Pilates is no longer just a choice between mat or reformer. As the methodology has exploded in popularity, it has evolved into a massive ecosystem of highly specialised workouts. With this comes a ...

Alycea Ungaro is the founder of Real Pilates and is a licensed physical therapist and a nationally certified Pilates teacher. In fact, mat Pilates was meant to be the most difficult form of Pilates — ...

Instructors share their best advice for beginners. By Anna Maltby Scrolling through certain corners of Instagram may lead you to believe that Pilates is not only a workout but also a lifestyle, one ...

If your fitness routine has been feeling a little stale, trying a new kind of class can make it feel fresh again. Taking Pilates classes might be a good way to expand your fitness horizons, whether we ...

You don’t need to be a Pilates princess to know we’re in the midst of a Pilates boom — and the cost of reformer classes can really add up. That said, mat Pilates is a way to bring your practice home ...

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Pilates includes several styles, from classical and contemporary to clinical. Mat Pilates uses body weight and floor exercises, while reformer Pilates uses spring-loaded equipment for added resistance ...

Classical, contemporary, mat, reformer. There are many types of Pilates out there. Then you have [solidcore], Lagree, and hot pilates—it seems like every day, there's a new Pilates-based exercise ...