Pilates and Golf
Sports Joan Breibart Sports Joan Breibart

Pilates and Golf

Pilates teachers understand the remarkable benefits golfers can gain from engaging in twice-weekly private Pilates sessions. In 1998, the first Golf & Pilates Workshop was initiated with the expertise of Mike Wright and Alex Garcia, distinguished Pilates instructors and proficient golfers.

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Posture Products
Health & Fitness Joan Breibart Health & Fitness Joan Breibart

Posture Products

Google this term and instantly there are 61 million hits! Why is this category so popular today? It certainly dwarfs other fitness goals. Remember the six pack? Remember thin thighs? Well, everyone's given up on that, of course. But Posture was always in our vocabulary.

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Pilates Then and Now
Pilates History Joan Breibart Pilates History Joan Breibart

Pilates Then and Now

Having practiced Pilates for almost 60 years, I was there when Joe, the founder, was still alive. It was the year 1991 when this practice, which was nearly fading into oblivion, experienced a revival. After Joe's death in 1967, his wife struggled to keep the studio running. It was barely profitable and those who Joe trained, such as Ron Fletcher, Walter, and Corolla Trier who each started their own studios, weren't available to help. Not even Eve Gentry, who had developed her own method in New Mexico, could lend a hand. The exception was Romana Kryzanowska, who had nothing and was delighted to take over.

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