Pilates has taught us that you don't need to invest in expensive equipment to get a great core workout at home. But one simple tool — the humble Pilates ball — may be worth grabbing anyway. A Pilates ...

Credit: I’ve been practicing Pilates for the past decade, and toe taps are often my go-to when it comes to working my deep ...

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I had the pleasure of attending my first reformer Pilates class a couple of weeks ago and discovered a multitude of novel ways to strengthen my core. One in particular left its mark on me—the ...

If you’ve spent any time in a Pilates mat class, you know the workout’s signature moves—including the hundred, rollups, and sliding lunges—are capable of seriously sculpting your body. That’s because ...

Craig preempts reader doubts about the need for her latest fitness-on-the-ball book with a first chapter called""Why Another Book on Abdominal Conditioning?"" Here, she explains the drawbacks of some ...

In pursuit of a non-jiggly midsection, I have spent an inordinate amount of time on workouts that target the core, or trunk, muscles -- particularly my slacker abdominals, which would rather not ...

You've probably read about celebs extolling the virtues of Pilates (lean legs, a supertaut tummy!), or maybe even heard the hype from mat-class–obsessed friends. If you're still skeptical, keep ...

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