Instructor: Melanie Walter, of Lafayette, who has been teaching group fitness for 30 years and Pilates for 15. Walter has multiple Pilates certifications, two from Power Pilates (most recently as a ...

I learned quickly that reformer Pilates and I don’t mix. But, considering Dallas has no end to its Pilates studios, I decided to try a mat-based class. It was surprising difficult, though, to find non ...

If you tell people you do Pilates, they often ask whether you do mat or “reformer” exercises, the latter being a bed-like contraption with weights and pulleys and straps for hands and feet. But at ...

Anne Copsey of Kaneohe participates in a Pila­tes class at On Balance Pila­tes Studio in Kailua. Below, Kailua resident Carol Naish has taken the studio's "Tower" class for about three years. KRYSTLE ...

I tried mat Pilates for the first time a few years ago at my local YMCA. We crunched for minutes at a time, we planked for what could have been hours. In groaning unison we went from lying flat on our ...

Some Tucson and national-chain gyms are moving away from other workout modes to accommodate more Pilates classes.

Have you ever tried a pilates class but wish it got your heart rate up just that little bit more so you left with a glowing sheen of sweat and a red face? Well, that is exactly what STRONG Pilates ...