Jun 19, 2009 -
According to my pal Buzz, Sandra Bullock rocks the pencil skirt in her new film The Proposal.
This is no coincidence. According to InStyle Sandra wanted to "emulate her character and look buff and smashing in suits."
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May 24, 2009 -
Can you guess which female actress just finished taking Pilates?
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Apr 30, 2009 -
Spring is a time of change, and I think it is a perfect time to switch up your fitness routine. If you're starting to dread your Pilates mat class, might I suggest experimenting with a boot camp of some sort?
Pilates is great for training the small muscles that support your skeleton, while boot camps (like TRX and CrossFit) target the larger muscles.
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Apr 23, 2009 -
Many of you enjoy strictly doing yoga or Pilates, but some of you enjoy the benefits of both. They share many similarities, but there are also big differences between them. Take this quiz to see what you know about these two types of movement.
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Apr 09, 2009 -
Yoga and Pilates have a lot in common. Both are great forms of strength training, and both practices will increase your flexibility, but yoga more so than Pilates. Breath and breathing patterns are central to both practices, and both are considered mind/body exercises since they encourage you to focus on that connection.
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Apr 01, 2009 -
I firmly believe Pilates makes everything better. I have been selling the exercise method as a form of cross training to many of my endurance athlete friends — primarily because many endurance athletes skimp on strength training due to lack of time, lack of interest, or they just plain don't know that there are so many reasons do it.
Pilates is great for runners, swimmers, and cyclists because it works the core, and a strong stable core makes you more efficient and less prone to overuse injuries, which can plague endurance athletes.
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Mar 27, 2009 -
Although I shy away from DVDs with "weight loss" in the title, this one looked so appealing, I couldn't resist giving it a try. Element: Pilates Weight Loss For Beginners ($15) did not disappoint. Hosted by Brooke Siler of Re:Ab Pilates studio in New York, this 51-minute video splits its time between Pilates mat work and "cardio" moves, all filmed soothingly by the seashore.
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Mar 19, 2009 -
I've been venturing out of my exercise comfort zone for 2009, and the Piloxing DVD ($20) fit right into my goal to trying new things. The blend of Pilates and boxing was developed by Viveca Jensen, whose goal is to instill a "sleek, sexy, and powerful" self-image. Her LA studio offers women-only Piloxing classes, where actresses Hilary Duff and Alexis Bledel go to stay in shape.
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Mar 19, 2009 -
Most people think of Pilates as a mind/body exercise, and they think Pilates is a slow, nit-picky form of exercise. Now that boot camps and circuit training are big trends in the fitness world, Pilates studios and gyms are creating boot camps of their own. I was lucky enough to participate in a Pilates-style boot camp yesterday morning sponsored by Balanced Body at the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association convention happening here in SF this week.
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Feb 03, 2009 -
After living with chronic back pain for years, I tried Pilates to help ease the pain. It worked wonders. I had a conversion experience and became a Pilates instructor, proselytizing the benefits of neutral spine and a strong core.
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