About Pilates
NEW TO PILATES?
Pilates, originally called Contrology, is an exercise system based on springs, not weights. Weights work your body from the outside, leaving a bulky aesthetic. Pilates, on the other hand, works from the inside out. When taught and applied correctly, the results are that you become long, lean, toned and firm, along with gaining incredible strength, flexibility and mobility.
Pilates dramatically transforms the way your body looks and feels by focusing on stretching and building strength with resistance from the springs. It is excellent for developing a strong "core" or center of the body, and it develops an evenly conditioned body. It elongates and strengthens muscles creating elasticity and joint mobility. No other exercise system is so gentle to your body while giving it a challenging workout with incredible results.
PILATES IS FOR MEN TOO
In fact, Joseph Pilates created Pilates while in the war to heal wounded soldiers. He called this exercise system Contrology and many people don't know that it was created by a man for men. When he migrated to NYC, it became popular with the Martha Graham and George Ballanchine dance companies to strengthen and heal their dancers. From there, word spread and Pilates is now practiced by millions of people throughout the world.