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Pilates Beyond the Reformer

In the age of reformer-only Pilates studios, the Pilates landscape is evolving. While these studios have made Pilates machine work...

Pilates + the Cyborg Body

This post was written in collaboration with ChatGPT :) Zoochosis is a term used to describe a range of abnormal behaviors that animals in...

ELDOA for painful bladder + interstitial cystitis

I have applied ELDOA in combination with myofascial stretching, global postural stretching and segmental strengthening to solve various...

How Often Should Someone Practice Pilates?

At my Pilates gym in Neukölln I get asked this question often, and the answer is that it depends. Most Pilates people will tell you that...

is the "neutral spine" applicable to the classical pilates method?

The use of the neutral spine in exercise is nothing new, but it seems to be a hot topic lately (see the meme used in the cover photo for...

the unfortunate popularity of the "pilates body"

People often come to my classes and tell me they want to do Pilates because they want to shrink their waistline or get lean. I try to...