Starting position: Lie on your back with knees bent, feet hip-width apart, arms by your sides. Movement: Inhale to prepare.

You don’t need to commit to a studio membership to get started. Even basic mat pilates done at home with little to no equipment can offer noticeable improvements in strength, flexibility and control.

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Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT Planks, which have elements of Pilates, yoga, and stretching, require little space. They ...

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After the war, Pilates briefly returned to Germany. But in the mid-1920s, he high-tailed it to New York City. With his ...

The Pilates Reformer provides a low-impact workout that will lengthen and strengthen your entire body — and leave your core ...

Reformer Pilates is a specialized workout that uses a machine called the reformer to add resistance to traditional Pilates exercises. The reformer consists of a carriage (the main portion) that moves ...

Stand tall on a hard floor with a sturdy chair, table or stool within reach. Begin standing on one foot and hold for up to a ...

IN SOME PARTS of life, you'll need to choose one thing over another. Eating in or going out. Kettlebells or dumbbells. But you don't need to be totally ruled by a binary—and you don't have to choose ...

Along with bruised toenails, chafing and blisters, hip pain is one of those annoying-yet-all-too-common side effects of running. In fact, in a 2018 survey of 675 marathon runners, nearly half of the ...

Ohio State safety Caleb Downs and his brother, Colts wide receiver Josh Downs, opened this week’s Downs 2 Business podcast celebrating wins for both of their teams: a 42–3 Ohio State “Saturday Night ...