Pilates Blog

2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward left and Joseph Pilates right were both boxers. Joseph Pilates Trained professional boxers in England and lost an eye in an armature bought. Joseph Pilates would Spin Pilates movements to address the sports specific needs of many different kinds of athletes. Ward used Pilates Continue reading »

Natalie Coughlin has built a reputation as the most versatile, dominant swimmer in the world. Seizing five medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens – two gold, two silver and one bronze, Natalie’s performance is considered the best in Olympic history by any American woman. She credits Pilates and her coach for toning her long, lean figure and a lot more as she prepairs for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing were she is once again Favored for the Gold. Continue reading »

Julia Mancuso who has been deemed “the best American female skier of her generation,” She took home a gold-medal in the giant slalom at the 2006 Torino Olympics and uses state-of-the-art Pilates equipment during her daily workouts. Continue reading »

Team USA beat Uruguay 118-79. As a tribute, Lebron threw up the roc. Team USA went on to clinch the gold by beating Argentina 118-81 to win the FIBA Americas championship qualifying Team USA for a spot in the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing China. At the awards ceremony Lebron threw up the roc again.

When asked what does it mean? James replied: “It’s a Pilates move. I can never remember the names of all the moves, so I just give them my own names, such as “Jesus H” and “no way in hell.” Anyway, there’s one exercise on thereformer — I think the original name is shaving or shave to the head or something — where you make a triangle with your hands on your forehead and then extend your arms at a 45 degree angle. When my Pilates instructor first showed me, I just called it the roc to make it easier.”

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Pilates is part of performance enhancing workout preparing Olympic Gold Medalist Sanya Richards for the 2008 Olympic games.

A gold medalist in the 4-by-400 relay at the 2004 Olympics and named 2006 athlete of the year by the International Association of Athletics Federation, Richards won the 400 meter race at the World Athletics Final in September in Stuttgart, Germany, in a blistering 49.27 seconds, making her the fastest women in the world. How did she do it?

“I run on the track five days a week and lift weights three to four times a week, and I try to do Pilates twice a week. Depending on the time of year, if it is in the early season I will go for long runs — up to 30 minutes – and as the season progresses my training will get more specific and I will get on the track and do 200s, 350s, 600s. My weight training is pretty consistent. I start out four days a week, and when I start competing I drop down to three.” Continue reading »