Instructor: Melanie Walter, of Lafayette, who has been teaching group fitness for 30 years and Pilates for 15. Walter has multiple Pilates certifications, two from Power Pilates (most recently as a ...

I learned quickly that reformer Pilates and I don’t mix. But, considering Dallas has no end to its Pilates studios, I decided to try a mat-based class. It was surprising difficult, though, to find non ...

If you tell people you do Pilates, they often ask whether you do mat or “reformer” exercises, the latter being a bed-like contraption with weights and pulleys and straps for hands and feet. But at ...

Nichole likes to begin events with a "mini meditation," asking attendees to put a hand on their chest, close their eyes, and ...

I tried mat Pilates for the first time a few years ago at my local YMCA. We crunched for minutes at a time, we planked for what could have been hours. In groaning unison we went from lying flat on our ...

Having kicked off my Pilates challenge with matwork, I was now ready to level up to equipment-based classes. I signed up to a Tower session at bePilates, not entirely sure what I was letting myself in ...

Pilates reformers also come in two different types: classical and contemporary. The main difference between the two is that ...