The Weekend Guide in DailyCandy
By Ginger Harris TONE The Pilates Place What: Go one-on-one with the reformer in a new Upper East Side industrial studio while instructor Jackie Weiner shows you how to elongate your muscles, tone your tush, and uncover your abs of steel. Why: Score 25 percent off...
ME VS. THE REFORMER: A PILATES TALE by Electric Blogarella
I’m a yogi. It’s my happy place. It’s also the only workout I’ve ever been able to get into. And believe me, I’ve tried plenty. There was the summer I decided to run—and wound up with shin splints so bad I thought someone with a Ginger voodoo doll was torturing me. Then, there was the time I decided to spin.
Pilates in Miami, in Miami.com
Published in Miami.com
By Maria Tettamanti
The Upper East Side is getting more fit in the shape of a new Pilates studio. Recently opened next to Soyka restaurant on Biscayne Boulevard, locals can give core-strengthening Pilates a whirl at The Pilates Place.
The best Pilates exercises for surfers
Published in Surfer Today
Pilates improves balance, posture and agility in surfing and surfers. Simple Pilates exercises will boost your performance in the waves.
Strength and balance. Surfing demands several fitness exercises, if you want to keep riding waves until you’re 80, with no physical limitations and injuries.
Modern surfers have been adding alternative physical fitness systems to their workout programs. Yoga and Pilates are becoming widely popular in contemporary surfing because the benefits are clear and almost immediate.
LeBron James Does Pilates
By Robbie Levin
What’s LeBron James’ secret to success?
Pilates, apparently.
Before Team USA’s victory over Nigeria on Thursday, James tweeted several photos of himself getting loose. The exercises worked, as James racked up six points, five assists and two boards in just 11 minutes of play.
King James has taken a liking to Pilates, and he even got teammate Dwyane Wade hooked.
10 Tips for Your First Barre Class
by Jaime Young, FitSugar,
Barre workouts have become one of the most popular and addictive exercise classes in the country — and for good reason. Great for all levels, barre classes will challenge you from beginning to end and help you achieve the body of a dancer without actually having to be one yourself. Before you do your first plié, here are 10 helpful tips to get you started.
Male athletes get no pain, big gains from Pilates
By Jill Lieber, USA TODAY
Celebrities Madonna, Julia Roberts and Sharon Stone have done it. So have golfer Tiger Woods, basketball star Jason Kidd, pitcher Curt Schilling and offensive lineman Ruben Brown. What they all have in common is Pilates, one of the fastest growing fitness activities in America, according to SGMA International, the trade association for sports equipment manufacturers.
Designed to increase flexibility and improve posture, balance and coordination, Pilates focuses on strengthening the body’s core or midsection.
Natalie Coughlin’s Olympic training schedule
By Susi May, FitSugar
Swimming always makes a splash at the Summer Games, and Natalie Coughlin did just that in Beijing by becoming the first American woman to win six medals in one Olympics. A serious foodie as well as a gold medalist, Natalie took time out of her intense schedule to talk about her plans for London and how cooking calms her.
Natalie’s training day starts with a 4:30 a.m. wake-up, and she’s at the pool by 5 a.m. for a Pilates warmup, two hours in the pool, followed by an hour and a half of weight lifting.
Introducing the Bikini Body Barre Class
The Pilates Place on South Beach is pleased to announce the addition of barre classes to the studio schedule starting Monday, August 6th. Classes will be offered Mondays @ 12pm, Wednesdays @ 6pm, and Thursdays @ 8am. Class participation will be limited to 6 people, so reservations are a must!
Pilates Place featured by Ocean Models
The Pilates Place is a fully equipped Pilates studio located on Miami Beach, Florida, right in the heart of South Beach. The Pilates Place offers a variety of both group and private Pilates classes. They have all the traditional Pilates equipment: trapeze table (Trap Table), reformers, pilates chair equipment, high barrel, spine corrector and ped o pul. We are the main training site for the Beyond The Basics Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Certificate Program. Jacqueline Weiner and Louis Gonzales are both PMA Certified and received their Pilates training from Core Dynamics, a comprehensive Pilates training program based out of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
30 minute free private introductory session
for new local Miami residents to get familiar with our Balanced Body pilates equipment