Addicted to Pilates Socks? The Story Behind the Most Functional and Glamorous Grip Socks
How It All Started Once upon a time, a Colombian girl traveled from London to start a new life in Los Angeles. Everything was new, foreign, and lonely! Suddenly, a project to help a new friend open a Pilates studio became the beginning of an adventure that is still...
Did you know that breath and timing are everything for an injury-free training method?
Although I have been quite fit my whole life, I have suffered from recurring pain around the shoulders, hips and lower back. I called it my mysterious pains, as it popped up in different places at different times, especially after sleep. Four years ago, I finally went...
The Pilates Center Story
In 1990, sisters Amy Taylor Alpers and Rachel Taylor Segel founded The Pilates Center in Boulder, Colorado. They had studied Pilates exclusively under Joseph Pilates’ protégée and inheritor of his studio, Romana Kryzanowska, at The Pilates Studio in New York City. One...
Power of Pilates to Support Breath
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of breath and proper breathing techniques. Breathing is intrinsically tied to all movement, so being able to do so correctly is paramount. Still, most people don’t realize they aren’t breathing correctly. Their...