If you have back pain, look for a Pilates instructor who can do more than teach exercises. They should understand anatomy and biomechanics, observe how your whole body moves, adapt the work in real time, … Read More
Pilates vs. Physical Therapy for Back Pain: What’s the Difference?
Physical therapy and Pilates often share the same goals—less pain, better function, greater strength, and more confident movement. What differs is the framework: PT provides clinical rehabilitation within a healthcare setting, while Pilates uses a … Read More
Private Pilates vs. Group Pilates: Which Is Right for You?
One of the biggest misconceptions people have about private Pilates is that it’s simply a more expensive version of a group Pilates class. It isn’t. Private Pilates and group Pilates were designed to accomplish different … Read More
Active Aging: How to Age Gracefully With Personalized Pilates
Aging gracefully is about more than appearance alone. It’s reflected in posture, energy, stamina, strength, balance, recovery, and ease of movement—in how comfortably you move through the city, travel, exercise, and live day to day. … Read More
12 Days of Pilates Challenge
Joseph Pilates said, “Patience and persistence are vital qualities in any worthwhile endeavor.” Starting April 19th, we invite the DBP community (and beyond!) to join our 12 Days of Pilates Challenge. Imagine yourself on May … Read More
Spring into Action
Do you feel it? That shift in the season where suddenly it’s getting warmer, lighter later, and you want to get moving? Everybody is thinking about getting outside again in one way or another. Whether … Read More
Better Rest, One Exercise at a Time
Oh my gosh is it Spring already? Just about! Since we’re going to be setting those clocks back (and losing an hour of sleep!) let’s talk about New Yorkers’ number one problem…not being well rested. … Read More
Opening Up
Did you notice feeling more tired, anxious, or irritable as the weather changed into winter this year? It happens to the best of us, especially as the days get darker and that blistering cold wind … Read More
Why I Hate New Year’s Resolutions
The weather is telling us to bunker down, cozy up, and hibernate and yet somehow based on a date on the calendar proclaiming a “new year” we’ve created a behavior more appropriate for spring time … Read More
When you exercise too much
Not all bodies are the same and it’s time we stop judging ourselves for being different. We shouldn’t all be exercising the same way…or at least approach the ways we love to move with better … Read More