You remember the scene — that one in Sex and the City when Richard's assistant walks in on Samantha in the shower. He jumps back — aghast — and responds with a simple, "Wow." Samantha shrugs, ...

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Joseph Pilates, the founder of the groundbreaking eponymous stretching and strengthening exercise program, developed several tools to augment his full-body workout. The elastic bands and the reformer ...

There’s a lot more to Pilates than doing endless 100s on a mat. There are various tools and pieces of equipment you can incorporate into the low-impact workout to get deeper into your muscles, which ...

Whenever Pilates instructors say to "grab a circle" at the beginning of class, I know I’m in for a hardcore workout. The routine could include upper bod, lower bod, and everything in between. My (and ...

I've daydreamed of ordering a reformer — but, my wallet and the square footage of my apartment agree that there are more realistic Pilates tools I can use for effective, joint-friendly workouts at ...

Instead of sticking with traditional mat work, this Pilates workout incorporates some high-intensity exercises into the mix. Since Pilates already gets your heart rate up and provides cardiovascular ...

If you've never done Pilates ring exercises before, however, you wouldn't be judged for looking at them with confusion. This simple plastic ring doesn't look like much, but trust me, after a few ...

Since I started exclusively working out at home three years ago, my collection of fitness equipment has grown to include ankle weights, dumbbells, jump ropes and kettlebells. One of my more recent ...

As a self-proclaimed fitness connoisseur, I’m always game to try a new workout. Reformer Pilates is typically my go-to, but in the name of science, I decided to give Pilates exercises at home a try.