Pilates Blog

Gary Brackett, left, Dwight Freeny, right, engage their core as they crush
Joe Flacco and the Ravens.

Gary Brackett took time away from his off-season training to talk to reporters about his $33 million contract and $12 million dollar signing bomous that he signed with the Indianapolis Colts.

“I actually left my Pilates class a little early to get here and be in front of you all,” Brackett said at a Friday afternoon news conference. “Pilates, hot yoga, gets a little flexibility in these bones.” Continue reading »

It’s been a long  journey, coming off a back injury  for 2006 USA Giant Slalom Gold Medal defender Julia Mancuso.   To prepare Julia to win at the 2010 Winter Olympics she and her coaches developed a unique  hybrid cross training program that included Plyometrics, Proprioceptive and Pilates core exercise.    Before the race she said  “Everything has been working really well.”  “I believed I can ski fast…..it’s all or nothing.”

Her dedication and unique training paid off.   Julia Mancuso flashed to the front of the pack in the Women’s GS posting the fastest time of the day.   On top of the course,  standing in the gate was her teammate, the favorite  and long time rival Lindsey Vonn, preparing for her run at the gold. Continue reading »

2010 Olympic Gold medalist Hannah Kearney of the U.S. Ski Team and 2010 and Canada’s 2010 silver Olympic medalist  Jennifer Heil uses  Pilates Core exercises to train to be the best in the world.

24 year old Jennifer Heil of Canada talks about how she trained to win her  2006 Gold and 2010 Silver Olympic medals.. “ I do a lot of Pilates. I love it. Continue reading »

Drew Brees : New Orleans Saints quarterback and Super Bowl XLIV MVP is no stranger to the Pilates  Method.  Together he and his wife Brittany travel the world incorporating Pilates and the principles it was founded on into hybrid Pilates weight bearing workout routines including .. Continue reading »

Danica Patrick is first woman in the world to ever win a major IndyCar race.   To enhance her career on and off the Indi race track she incorporates Pilates Mat work into her daily workout to keep her looking and feeling great! “I work out daily.  My workout is a balance of building strength — especially upper-body strength — and stamina, endurance.  I use free weights,  I run, and I do yoga and Pilates ”.    And it shows… Continue reading »

Hershel McGriff is the coolest old dude alive.   At 81 he is the worlds oldest competitive driver running against kids who are younger than his socks.  How does he keep his razor-sharp mental acuity and coordination needed to compete  at speed approaching  200 mph?   How is he able to compete at that level that when a lot of his contemporaries are having trouble getting out of the parking lot?   Continue reading »

Dave Beckhman is determined to show Three Lions boss Fabio Capello he is fit enough for next year’s World Cup in South Africa, and play on for years afterward.

Becks was introduced to Pilates  wile on loan at AC Milan. The Italian giants insist all their players take up Pilates as it helps with balance and suppleness.  The fitness regime has reduced Becks’ body fat from 13.7 per cent to a super-toned 8.5 per cent.

He said: “I do an hour of Pilates a day. The medical set-up at Milan is fantastic and fitness-wise I am the best I have been for a long time. The England star,  says he is in his best shape in years due to an hour-long daily routine.

“He might get a bit of stick from the England lads as Pilates is seen as a bit of a girlie fitness fad,  — but Continue reading »

Nigella Lawson (48 years old) gained weight  while filming her Nigella Bites show.  The English Muffin quickly lost it with the help of Pilates.  Rachael and Martha  also think Pilates is the special ingredient you need to make you just right Continue reading »

Jessica Simpson and Gisele Bundchen Brady have a lot in common.  Not only are they beautiful, rich and famous Pilates Buffs but they also have one of this years best NFL Quarterbacks and one of this years best Tight Ends. Continue reading »

Pilates Day, an annual, international, community event celebrated on the first Saturday of May every year is celebrated around the world.  But this year the PMA  apparently decided that the event can only be produced and hosted by PMA members.  Leaders in the Pilates Industry who fought  a long drawn out legal battle to make the Pilates Method accessible for all are taking issue with this new move to exclusivity.

Lolita San Miguel, Pilates PMA Elder and one of two persons officially certified by Joseph and Clara Pilates to teach The Method, today expressed her disappointment

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