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Welcome to Pilates®,
Inc. On-line
Welcome to the official web-site of
The Pilates Studio®. We invite you to step inside, travel
through time, and learn about this seventy year old fitness
legacy and its creator, Joseph H. Pilates.
Navigate through this site and learn
the history of the Pilates® Method of body conditioning and
its benefits. Locate a certified teacher or studio in your
area, discover the value of teacher certification, chat in
our Forum or shop on-line to purchase videos, books, clothing
and equipment. Read about Master Teacher Romana Kryzanowska,
inheritor and direct link to Joseph Pilates' original studio.
Many famous people have stepped through
the doors of studios, gaining a new outlook on fitness. Including
actors such as Sharon Stone, Courtney Cox, Minnie Driver,
Madonna and Julia Roberts, as well as athletes such as the
San Francisco 49ers and the Cincinnati Bengals.
Visit the Pilates® Guild page and
discover a community of certified teachers from diverse backgrounds
in the dance, fitness and business world. The thread linking
this community is dedication to excellence. Our certified
teachers have met the challenge head on, completing a year
of intense physical training to attain certification and serve
you with integrity, commitment and talent. By accessing our
archives will find current information in publications such
as Time, People, Cosmopolitan and The New York Times, which
herald the popularity of this seventy year old technique,
now coming of age.
With all the hype surrounding the
Pilates® Method today, it can be confusing to locate a reputable
source. Many people have jumped on the bandwagon, with various
degrees of training ranging from one week-end to just a few
months. Although some may be talented teachers, many teach
excercises based on ideas and concepts of Joseph Pilates work, which may be
combined with elements from other techniques or methods of exercise.
These changes fundamentally alter the nature of
the exercises, so that they may resemble the Pilates Method,
but are really something very different. Others may teach
only floor or "mat" exercises. Only instructors who are certified
and licensed by The Pilates Studio® have completed the kind
of rigorous, hands-on training program that Joseph Pilates
deemed necessary.
Pilates, Inc.'s mission is to preserve
and perpetuate Joseph Pilates' original system of body conditioning
and protect its registered trademarks, Pilates® and Pilates
Studio®. This ensures the public that they are getting the
classic Pilates® Method of body conditioning and a safe and
consistent workout.
With the support of Pilates Inc. Joseph
Pilates vision coupled with the dedication of Romana Kryzanowska
and Clara Pilates has enabled his work to endure for future
generations.
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