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Pilates Continues to Experience Growth
According to IDEA’s 2010 Program and Equipment trends in fitness, Pilates is continuing its’ growth spurt. [i] According to the survey, which was taken by 157 IDEA business and program directors, 90% of them are offering some type of Pilates programming at their facility.[ii] Pilates offers many options for one to practice: Mat, Tower, Reformer [...]
Three Ways to Challenge the 5 Ab Series
In a Pilates mat class, whether it is beginner or advanced, I always find that the 5 abdominal series a challenging set of exercises. The 5 ab series consists of; Single Leg Stretch, Double Leg Stretch, Scissors, Lower Lift, and Criss Cross. Here are three ways to keep them interesting: 1 – Try doing all 5 exercises [...]
