If Pilates has become your go-to workout, you’re in good company. Strength and conditioning classes like Pilates have seen a resurgence as of late, with 63 percent of Gen Zers practicing reformer Pilates and 55 percent taking part in mat Pilates, per a 2023 global report from fitness company Les Mills. However, you may start […]
Maintaining strong, flexible, and mobile hips is crucial for your overall fitness and being able to do everyday activities with ease. Weak, tight hips can cause pain not only in your hips, but in your lower back and knees, making tasks like climbing stairs or playing with your pets or kids harder to do. One […]
When you come across a fresh patch of powdery snow, what do you do? Obviously, you fall back into it and wave your arms up and down to create a snow angel. Ironically, this childlike delight is quite similar to one of the best exercises you can do to improve your posture: wall angels. Just […]
Whether a yoga class produces students dripping with sweat, hazy with bliss, or both, feeling peppy is not generally what’s associated with the end of a flow. But Y7 Studio founder Sarah Larson Levey, RYT, often loves to greet the day by specifically doing some yoga for energy. “Sometimes when people think of energy, they […]
You’ve decided you want to take up Pilates, so you start looking for a studio. As you skim through ClassPass, you realize there’s Pilates and there’s Lagree Pilates. What the heck is the difference, and which one should you choose? “The biggest and most obvious difference, in my opinion, exists between the Pilates reformer and […]