Title: Carola Trier: The First Woman Ever to Open a Pilates Studio: Portrait of an Extraordinary Journey Author: Reiner Grootenhuis Date of Publication: 2020 Available in printed form and electronic format on amazon There is a species of animal known as the Pilates Nerd (also a line of cute Pilates clothing). This animal lives, breathes…
Is it Time to Drop the C words from our Pilates Vocabulary?
Mea culpa – yesterday, I used (one of) the C words. Twice. No, I lied – three times! What, you gasp, nooooo!?! YES and…, I’ll do it again. Classical. Classical. Classical. For those who didn’t hear it the first three times. Classical. Really, Rebekah, you’re starting to sound like “one of them”. Um, one of…
When is it no longer Pilates
Something caught my eye at the store recently– an aisle with exercise equipment – weights, a Pilates ball (which looks disarmingly like a Swiss ball), and a Pilates Circle. In France, where exercise is still exotic, this is new and exciting. Suddenly, Pilates is everywhere. Skimming through a fitness equipment catalog, I find a Pilates…