With some fitness regimens, that first trip to the gym can nearly kill you. Pilates, with its emphasis on core training and an abundance of moves, works the other way. “The first time is almost the ...

Also known as the ‘Body Control Method’, Pilates is a system of slow, flowing, and precise movements developed in the 1920s and onwards by the German-born Joseph Pilates, (born 1880). Described as ‘a ...

Lie flat on your back with knees bent and feet flat on the floor, hip width apart. Press your arms down alongside your body and press your hips up high. Aim for a straight line from shoulders to ...

As the leaves are falling and the weather is turning colder, this month’s RVA Strong challenge takes us indoors to experience a Pilates lesson at Balance Pilates Training Center. When I hear the word ...