Tag Archives: matwork

Headline: Dancer claims “Thank God for Pilates !

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Many times beautiful flexible dancers lack the strength need to hold their bodies together- safely. An overly-flexible body is ripe for injuries , that de-rail dance careers and cause terrible life-long pain. Pilates can align and strengthen the body in good functional patterns. Old dance injuries can be corrected and the body balanced again.

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Losing Pilates ?

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By Laurette Ryan www.balancepointpilates.com Pilates has been for a while one of the hottest workouts around. I remember WHEN…before the media hype, before the celebrity endorsements, before it was a multi-million dollar industry. I remember when there were not 50 zillion “Pilates” “Certifications” out there. I remember getting a paper pattern and detailed instructions on [...]

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Is Pilates Different?

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Is Pilates Different? By Laurette Ryan www.balancepointpilates.com www.LauretteRyan.com Recently, I was engaged in one of those crazy online “discussions” where a person asked “So, what makes Pilates different from other forms of exercise?” And just like it goes, at times when you are online, I couldn’t tell whether the “asker” was under the impression that [...]

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How to Do Mat Pilates Exercises : How to Do the Rollup Pilates Exercise

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Learn about how to do the rollup pilates exercises with expert pilates workout tips in this free fitness video on pilates mat exercises. Expert: Constance Borho Bio: Connie Borho has over 20 years varied experience in the health and wellness, and the Balance Pilates and Yoga Center in Bradenton, Florida. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz Duration : [...]

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How to Do Mat Pilates Exercises : How to Do Workout Pilates Exercise Push Up’s

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Learn about how to do workout push up pilates exercises with expert pilates workout tips in this free fitness video on pilates mat exercises. Expert: Constance Borho Bio: Connie Borho has over 20 years varied experience in the health and wellness, and the Balance Pilates and Yoga Center in Bradenton, Florida. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz Duration [...]

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“Hump-ilates” …I think not!

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entitled “Hottie Body-Humpilates”. I, like many if not most of you, got a good chuckle.

I would like this opportunity to respond to “Humpilates”. Part of me wishes Mr. Pilates himself were alive and could go on Mr. Kimmel’s TV program and teach him the Saw or Roll-over in his classical manner….

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How to Do Mat Pilates Exercises : Preparing for Teaser One Leg Pilates Exercise

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Learn about how to prepare for the teaser one leg pilates exercises with expert pilates workout tips in this free fitness video on pilates mat exercises. Expert: Constance Borho Bio: Connie Borho has over 20 years varied experience in the health and wellness, and the Balance Pilates and Yoga Center in Bradenton, Florida. Filmmaker: Christopher [...]

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How to Do Mat Pilates Exercises : Doing the Right One Leg Circle Pilates Exercise

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Learn about how to do the one right leg circle pilates exercises with expert pilates workout tips in this free fitness video on pilates mat exercises. Expert: Constance Borho Bio: Connie Borho has over 20 years varied experience in the health and wellness, and the Balance Pilates and Yoga Center in Bradenton, Florida. Filmmaker: Christopher [...]

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How to Do Mat Pilates Exercises : How to Roll Like a Ball in Pilates Exercise

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Learn about how to do the roll like a ball pilates exercises with expert pilates workout tips in this free fitness video on pilates mat exercises. Expert: Constance Borho Bio: Connie Borho has over 20 years varied experience in the health and wellness, and the Balance Pilates and Yoga Center in Bradenton, Florida. Filmmaker: Christopher [...]

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Pilates Mat Beginner Flow

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Pilates Classical Repertoire for beginners, with transitions and some preperations. Music: Fiona Apple Thank you to The Clapham Pilates Studio that allowed to film this in their studio! www.claphampilatesstudio.co.uk Duration : 0:7:11

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