When I met Allison Zang, owner of Absolute Pilates, she told me a quick joke: What came first, the reformer or Joe Pilates? It took me an entire class to get it.

You know the story…it was a weekend of overindulging and now it is Sunday evening and you are making all sorts of promises to yourself to begin working out and eating right starting tomorrow. ALWAYS TOMORROW!

Prenatal Pilates is a topic that consistently stays popular for women. Pregnancy is a wonderful time in the life of a woman but it often raises a lot of questions and red flags for clients.

Taking good care of yourself should be your top priority. Despite not being sick, you must give the utmost importance to it.

Learning how to fight stress, eat right, and exercise regularly are just the “stepping stones” of self-care. The truth is – there are a lot more when it comes to taking care of yourself.

If you tell anyone that you practice or teach Pilates, you might be asked, “Reformer or Mat?” With the rise of group Reformer studios in the last decade, the once-mysterious apparatus (a fancy word for Pilates equipment) has become more well known.

Pilates and Physical Therapy go hand in hand. In fact, founder Joseph Pilates created this practice in order to rehabilitate people with chronic physical pain. For decades, Pilates has been used by physical therapists as an effective form of rehabilitation.

Approximately one in three Americans are living with high blood pressure, putting them at greater risk of heart attack or stroke. This medical condition can also shorten life expectancy, with the number of deaths due to elevated blood pressure increasing by roughly 38 percent in recent years.

For the older population keeping fit is essential, but it can be hard on the bodies of older adults to stay in shape. The goal of Pilates is to reduce the risk of injury that weight-bearing exercises might cause and Pilates focuses on controlled breathing, quality of movement-not quantity of repetitions.

Back pain is a common problem that affects about one out of three adults. It causes discomfort, lost work, reduced quality of life, and is linked to depression and other health issues.

Pilates has been found to provide some benefits for people with chronic low-back pain. Findings from the randomized controlled study appeared in Medicine Science in Sports & Exercise (2012: 10)