Why should I try Pilates?
Pilates is a full-body exercise system that uses a series of exercises, props and apparatuses. It works the entire body, both the right and left sides, in unison. It focuses primarily on what Joseph Pilates called the "powerhouse" or the group of muscles that make up your core which is located above and below the naval and wraps around the body to the buttocks—similar to a corset. With Pilates, no matter what exercise you're doing, you are focusing on this powerhouse area because the core muscles are the container, and the key, for a healthy spine.