PILATES CORE TRAINING, INC.
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

One of my long time Pilates clients went in to see her physician for a routine check-up. She is in good health and is fit and looks great. After she informed her doctor that she does Pilates exercises on the equipment weekly he mentioned to her that she should be getting some resistance exercise as well. I had to ask myself why this doctor doesn’t know that Pilates IS resistance training. And why is there still so much confusion about what Pilates is? Pilates has been in the United States since the 1940’s and has been increasing in popularity since the early 1990s because of the profound results people have been receiving One of my missions since bringing Pilates to Pensacola over ten years ago was education. I see that I still have work to do. Secondly, confusion reigns due to the varied states of Pilates schools in the industry. To understand this I will try to cover a century of Pilates history as briefly as possible. Joseph Pilates was born in Germany in 1880. He was frail with asthma and rickets and was bullied and beat up to such an extent that he lost an eye at a very young age. He studied martial arts, boxing and gymnastics. He started developing his exercises at the age of 14 to strengthen his own body. During his early adulthood he work on injured war victims during World War I. Later he emigrated to the United States with the then famous boxer, Max Schmelling and opened his studio in New York City on Fifth Ave. Due to the close proximity to the entertainment world, dancers such as Martha Grahm and Geoge Ballentine soon discovered Joseph Pilates. At the time he called his work “Contrology” Word spread to other dancers as he could help them to recover from injuries. There was no physical therapy back then to speak of. Joseph continued his work until he died at the age of 83. There are still three known people who Joe personally trained that are still alive and working! They are referred to as the “elders.” He trained each one differently according to their individual needs, therefore, each elder passed on his or her own style. In the 1990’s, one second generation student began suing Pilates studios nationwide saying that Pilates had given him sole permission to teach his technique. After being challenged in court 2000, the word Pilates became a generic term. This was good and bad news. Of course the good news was that people could freely practice and teach Pilates without fear of being sued. Pilates Core Training is Pensacola’s complete Pilates studio offering all levels of training. We use state-of the-art equipment for personal training as well as group reformer, group tower, group chair and group mat sessions to offer the highest quality Pilates training. We also offer the GYROTONIC Expansion System on the Pulley Tower. Pilates Core Training can assist anyone in personalizing their training to achieve specific goals. We have a wide range of training that is geared toward beginners, people with osteoporosis or back, knee and shoulder problems, weekend warriors and advanced athletes. Many of our clients are people who are tired of the same old workouts but still want to maintain or achieve a tone, lean, and flexible body. Pilates does all that, but much more! Call today and Experience Pilates Core Training for yourself! Pilates Core Training From South: (North on 9th past Creighton, past Eastgate shopping center, we are in the little village shops behind the strip mall.)