Physical activity during pregnancy is no longer a taboo topic. According to the latest medical guidelines, moderate movement isn’t just safe — it’s actually recommended for maintaining the mother’s health and supporting proper fetal development. Howeve...
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Knee Stretch Series: Two Powerful Variations
The Knee Stretch Series is a core sequence in classical and contemporary Pilates that targets abdominal connection, trunk stability, and spinal mobility. This series has two distinct approaches to the Knees Off variation—the contemporary Jackrabbit and the classical Tig...
Pilates on the theatre stage. Why does ballet need reformers? An interview with Patrycja Brodek
Classical dance is associated with lightness, fluidity, and beauty. But behind that facade lie extreme strain, asymmetrical work, and movements in ranges inaccessible to the average person. How do you protect an artist’s body from injury when anatomy takes a back ...
Joseph Pilates’ Students and Pilates Schools – History and Development of the Method
The history of Pilates began nearly 100 years ago. Over time, this unique form of bodywork gave rise to many different camps and schools of thought, which can broadly be divided into teaching schools founded and spread by the direct students of the method’s creato...
It All Starts with the Hundred (The Hundred)
I’ve got a problem, okay, I’m basically dying trying to do The Hundred. Jay Grimes is standing over me, and I have the feeling he’s kind of chuckling. This is my first lesson with him, and after five years of regular practice and teaching Pilates, I fe...
Pilates Day: a global celebration
Pilates Day is celebrated worldwide and serves as a wonderful reminder that we are all united by our love for the method and movement. Balanced Body reached out to studios from various corners of the globe to ask what makes their spaces unique and how they plan to...
50 Years of Balanced Body: From the First Reformer to an Unquestioned Leader in the Pilates Industry
The year 2026 is a doubly exceptional moment for the world of conscious movement. We celebrate the 100th anniversary of Joseph and Clara Pilates' arrival in New York, the establishment of their first studio, and the 50th anniversary of Balanced Body. What was the journe...
Self-Confidence, Not Comparison! Well-Being in the Warmer Months
The warmer months are approaching, often a welcome respite during holidays, vacations, wearing fewer clothes, and spending more time outdoors, but they can also intensify the urge to compare ourselves to others, which can drastically affect our sense of...
Office Chair Workout Circuit
It has been 6 years since I had my own "quiet space" in the office. For the most part, the upper floor of my house has been designated as storage – a few beds, a bathroom, and the option: "just throw it in the first room and close the door!" This summer I decided...
Simple Strategies for Successful Workshop Management
Do you have something to share with others? Are you interested in additional income for your studio, beyond working with clients? Maybe you want to travel and teach in other places, getting paid for it? Or perhaps all of the above! Great. So what's next? How to organize...
