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Rise of the Pilates bros: why more men are doing reformer classes
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (381+ words) The "Pilates Princess, an aesthetic defined by lean women in Alo activewear, gracefully stretching across reformer machines, has dominated social media for the past few years. Think glossy ponytails, antioxidant glow and the soft whirr of sliding carriages and springs…...
I pump iron, so a quick stretch class would be easy, right? No, it killed me
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (254+ words) Which it duly did. Fifteen minutes in and struggling to extend one leg to the rear, a searing cramp really put the cramp into Crampton. Cramp sounds innocuous. The truth is, it's tears-to-the-eyes agony. Giving up all pretence of following the…...
Violinist disabled by Pilates machine went undercover to win payout
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (670+ words) A concert violinist went undercover to get justice after a faulty Pilates machine put her in a wheelchair and wrecked her career. Maya Meron, who has three children and had appeared on the BBC's annual summer classical music festival and…...
The 71-year-old farmer who is middle-aged men’s Pilates pin-up
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1181+ words) So, the Pilates trend. Strictly for bendy girls and skinny Gwynethy women, right? Or for Hollywood types such as Margot Robbie, Hailey Bieber, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Miley Cyrus, Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Cameron Diaz, Taylor Swift, Sandra…...
London’s swankiest exercise classes
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (862+ words) Here we are again, at that critical, make-or-break fitness juncture. Will you be the smug person who's still keeping up their January wellbeing resolutions come autumn, or will you falter and revert to the default position " on the sofa, with…...