I won’t do anything rash. But I struggle with dystonia, or uncontrolled movement, and I know that yoga and Pilates can help with this. So can hydrotherapy. It’s part of being a physiotherapist, I guess.
I just don’t do the treadmill; I hate that. I do Pilates and yoga. I’ve recently joined aerial Pilates; you’re in the air and with straps. It’s crazy fun.
I’ll work out with my trainer twice a week, and I’ll do some Power Pilates and might throw in some yoga. I love to row also. The main thing for me is just to move every single day for 30 minutes to an hour.
Pilates and yoga, we always do those together. But I think it’s a little bit easier for me, at 5-7, to be more flexible and to move a little better than him at 6-5.
Join a Bikram-flow-yoga, Flywheel, or Pilates class so you can find spiritual oneness amid grunting socialite moms. Do whatever you want. Just, please, for the love of God, stop talking about it.
There are a lot of forms of exercise where you have to leave yourself out of the room while you force yourself to do this thing. With Pilates, I get to bring my true self. I cry, I laugh. I get to go, ‘Where is my body today? What do I need today? How can I take care of myself and push myself past my comfort zone?’
In other fitness pursuits, you may have learned to go through the motions first and perfect your form second. In Pilates, it’s the other way around. You learn to control your abs first and then proceed through a series of more progressive movements. At all times, you should feel in control of your body.
I don’t go to the gym because I don’t have time, but I do Pilates workout DVDs for 20 minutes or more every day at home.
I enjoy tennis, Pilates. I read magazines and love fashion.
I have a more personal insight into the importance of core strength because my wife Louise runs a Pilates studio in London. I have enjoyed getting into Pilates. I am not the most supple but I enjoy Pilates more than yoga.
Now my goal is to be strong. I get two classes in a week, and they’ll be either barre or reformer Pilates.
To keep my back from getting stiff, I have a strict regime every morning of stretching and do yoga once a week and Pilates. ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in 2008 was great for my fitness.
I do Kathak, Pilates. I run.
I find both yoga and pilates awesome at calming my mind and strengthening my body.
As you get older, things don’t work as well. I do Pilates, and that helps.
I think Pilates is great, especially when you can do it with a trainer who keeps you on track.
If you were fit before your pregnancy, a Pilates program will quickly help restore your figure and your energy.
I do plenty of workouts – HIIT, spinning classes, Pilates, yoga.
When I do Pilates, or when I do work out, I feel better all day. Yet I still struggle to keep it on my schedule.
I try to keep it in a very low impact – I have scoliosis, so exercises can be really hard on my back, whether it’s too much running, jumping or boxing. I’ll do those things once in a while, but I keep it mostly Pilates, resistance-band based, softer exercises that build strength from inside the muscle.
Pilates helps condition the body without punishing it.
I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times. It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
I’ve done everything from traditional yoga to Bikram yoga to Pilates.
Pilates is great for stretching and building core strength, which is vital when it comes to getting the most out of your runs.
I started doing Pilates when I was in my mid-40s. I thought it was called ‘pie-lattes’ because I didn’t hear anyone talk about it; I just read about it.
Pilates has been around a long time but maybe was taboo in this sport. I think it’s only a matter of time before you see a reformer in every big league clubhouse.
Before I got pregnant, I was doing Pilates a couple times a week, and I actually loved Pilates. I noticed a difference with my core, which is my problem area, so that was nice. For me, I don’t do a lot of cardio. I lift more weights.
Aside from performing in ‘Peepshow,’ I do yoga once a week and I like Pilates. I’m more into toning exercises over aerobics. I like working with a trainer at a private gym, but I also like going with friends because you don’t get bored or distracted.
I love yoga, pilates, boxing, spinning, and weight lifting and tend to do a mix of them all.
I work hard, I will tell you that. I do a very low carb, high protein diet. I do Tracy Anderson, I do Body by Simone, I do Pilates, and I do Bikram Yoga.
I love experimenting with different kinds of workouts. It all depends on my mood and energy levels. Some days, it is a gruesome circuit; other days, it is weight training or Pilates.
I do Pilates a lot. I don’t do a lot of cardiovascular stuff.
My back was just destroyed after pregnancy. I almost had to have surgery, until I did Pilates and rebuilt my body.
Luckily I’m blessed with decent genes. But, that can change anytime. I know that it’s just not healthy to eat unhealthy. I do workout, and have gotten into quite a fixed routine of Pilates and strength training. And it’s not so much about the weight, but also about being healthy.
I have always worked out, and I’ve gone through different phases of yoga, but the combination of Pilates three days a week with yoga is incredible.
In my home gym, I’ll do targeted exercises like pilates, light weights and stretching.
I do Pilates, and hike with my dog.
Pilates works all the small muscles in your body and there’s so much core that comes with it – and core is so important for a quarterback.
I love working out, from kick boxing to Pilates I have done it all.
Boxing makes you kind of tight, so it’s really good to mix that with barre, Pilates, or something that’ll stretch you out and make you longer. I’m not the person that loves to be in the gym so much. I like to mix it up as much as possible; otherwise, I’ll get bored.
I’m the type of person that will do triple sessions in one day. I’ll do Pilates, I’ll do spinning, and then I’ll go to the gym and do weights – which is insane.
I highly recommend ClassPass. I spend a fortune on Barry’s Bootcamp, Cycle House, SoulCycle, Flywheel, Ballet Barre, SLT Pilates, YogaWorks… I do everything, and I’m always trying different workouts, and I was like, ‘Finally, 99 bucks!’
Men and Pilates – it’s like the hardest thing on the planet to them! They’re not used to getting those muscles. Core and butt and stuff – they’re so confused.
Red lipstick has been my beauty staple for years. I show up to Pilates or yoga at 8 A.M. wearing my red lipstick.
I wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I’ve been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean out my body so I won’t be bulky.
I’ve always really liked being active. I do Spinning classes, I run, I have a trainer, I do Pilates with my sister Shade.
I experimented with every kind of class possible – yoga, spin, Pilates, rowing – but it was all haphazard, cobbled together by trial and error.
Pilates is amazing. It makes you conscious of how you have been doing something incorrectly for so long, even something as simple as just standing there.
I work out almost every day with some form of cardio, a few times a week, laps in the pool, weight training and Pilates.
I love how Pilates makes me feel, like it opens me up. I have the hardest time breathing, weirdly enough. Even when I have conversations, I need to work on my breathing, so it’s something I enjoy because it’s peaceful and it helps me relax.
I really love Pilates. It lengthens and strengthens without bulking the muscles.
I do a lot of Pilates on the reformer.
To me, that’s the most exciting aspect of Pilates. It doesn’t matter who you are – athlete or couch potato, toned or flabby, man or woman, young or old – you can do it. Every body can benefit.
I try to mix it up! I do a little Pilates. I do a little Cardio Barre; sometimes I run or do the stairs.
I’ve done everything – weight-lifting, Pilates, crossfit, martial arts, gymnastics – but I think the most important workout, at least for me these days, is a mental one.
I always work out. I do Pilates and yoga.
I work out religiously. It’s great for my back. It’s great for my core. I’ve been exposed to lots of exercise regimens and movement classes as an actor, so I understand the importance of stretching and staying limber, but Pilates is what’s really spoken to me. It works everything out.
Pilates is great.
Once I got both my hips replaced, I could start working out and going Pilates, and it’s helped me be more active and youthful.
I found that doing Pilates consistently three to four times a week had an amazing effect on really toning and shaping a tight waist and legs.
I prefer the competitive atmosphere of a classroom setting, like yoga or Pilates. That keeps me going. Although performing on stage is great exercise!
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