Authentic Pilates

WHAT IS THE AUTHENTIC PILATES^™

METHOD OF BODY CONDITIONING?

Imagine an exercise method/program that you look

forward to, that engages you, and leaves you

refreshed and alert with a feeling of physical and mental well being.

Authentic Pilates™ (pronounced puh-LAH-teez)

will do all this and more.

Developed in the 1920s by the legendary physical

trainer and founder of The Pilates Studio®, Joseph

H. Pilates, Authentic Pilates ™ is an exercise

system for the total body without building bulk.

Not surprisingly, some of the first people to use

Authentic Pilates™ were choreographers Martha

Graham and George Balanchine.

Authentic Pilates™ is a series of controlled

movements engaging your body and mind,

performed on specifically designed exercise

apparatus and supervised by Romana’s Pilates

certified instructors.

Various pieces of apparatus used in Authentic

Pilates™ include the Universal Reformer, the

Cadillac, Barrel, Chair, Tower and Mat.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT

AUTHENTIC PILATES™ EXERCISE?

Joseph H. Pilates designed more than 500 specific

exercises using five major pieces of unique

apparatus to develop the body uniformly. Instead

of performing many repetitions of each exercise,

Joseph H. Pilates preferred fewer, more precise

movements, requiring proper control and form.

Because your mind is required to engage with

your body to perform the movements correctly,

you experience a new awareness of muscle

function and control.

The “powerhouse”—abdomen, lower back, and

buttocks—are supported and strengthened,

enabling the rest of the body to move freely.

To provide safe and effective conditioning for our

clients, instruction is given only by Romana’s

Certified teachers after completing a rigorous

800 – 1000 hr. certification program and annual

continuing education courses.

The Pilates system advocated by Joseph and Clara

Pilates is now taught by Romana Kryzanowska,

Master Teacher, who was personally trained and

designated by Joseph Pilates to continue his life’s

work, has continued the teacher certification

program (e.g. Romana’s Pilates ^®).

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM

AUTHENTIC PILATES

Authentic Pilates™ promotes physical harmony

and balance for people of all ages and physical

conditions while providing a refreshing and

energizing workout.

Because conditioning sessions are done one-on-

one with a certified instructor or in closely

supervised small groups; each session is tailored

to the client.

Regardless of your current level of fitness—from

sedentary office worker to fitness enthusiasts—

Authentic Pilates™ can be your primary mode of

body conditioning and injury prevention.

Discovered by physical therapists, chiropractors

and orthopedists, Authentic Pilates™ exercises

have been integrated into rehabilitative exercise

and physical therapy programs designed to speed

recovery of soft tissue injuries.

Authentic Pilates™ can be safely used by

pregnant women to learn proper breathing and

body alignment, improve concentration, and

recover body shape and tone after pregnancy.

WHO WAS JOSEPH PILATES?

Born in Germany in 1880, Joseph H. Pilates had a lifelong

interest in body conditioning. As a frail child dedicated to

becoming stronger, he later grew to become an

accomplished skier, diver, gymnast, and boxer.

While interned in England during World War I for

his German citizenship, Joseph became a nurse and

trained other internees in his exercise system. He

was credited when none of the inmates died of an

influenza epidemic that killed thousands of others

in 1918. During his internment, Joseph designed

exercise apparatus for immobilized patients by

attaching springs to hospital beds. This system

formed the foundation for his style of body

conditioning and specialized exercise apparatus,

which he brought to New York City when he opened

the first Pilates Studio® in 1926. Joseph Pilates died

in 1967 at the age of 87.

Currently, Authentic Pilates™ is used

internationally by individuals at all levels of fitness

including dance companies, Broadway shows,

performing arts schools and universities, sports

teams, spa clients, and fitness enthusiasts.

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