East Street Pilates

  Pilates is a form of exercise developed by Joseph Pilates.  It emphasizes the balanced development of the body through core strength, flexibility and awareness to support efficient, graceful movement.
 
  Pilates is one of the most popular exercise systems in the country.  It seems like everyone is either doing Pilates or interested in starting a Pilates exercise program.  Indeed, one of the best things about the Pilates method is that it works so well for a wide range of people.  Athletes and dancers love it, as do seniors, women rebounding from pregnancy and people who are at various stages of physical rehabilitation. 
 
  Core strength is the foundation of Pilates exercise.  The core muscles are the deep, internal muscles of the abdomen and back.  When the core muscles are strong and doing their job, as they are trained to do in Pilates, they work in tandem with the more superficial muscles of the trunk to support the spine and movement. 
 
  As you develop your core strength, you develop stability throughout your entire torso.  This is one of the ways Pilates helps people overcome back pain.  As the trunk is properly stabilized, pressure on the back is relieved and the body is able to move more freely and efficiently.

  The Pilates method had always emphasized quality over quantity, and you will find that unlike other systems of exercise, Pilates exercises do not include a lot of repetitions for each move.  Instead, doing each exercise fully, with precision, yields significant results in a shorter time than one would ever imagine. 

The studio will be CLOSED on September 6 in observance of Labor Day.

Mom and baby are doing well.  Cara will be back in the studio on August 17th 2010.  In the meantime, she is LOVING on her new little angel.

If you love your furry friends as much as we do, please help us in supporting the Michigan Animal Rescue League.  This unique shelter is one of the very few NO KILL shelters in our area.  Now more than ever, abused and uncared for dogs and cats are being abandoned by owners who can longer afford to or who no longer care to keep their animals.  These are loving and special pets who need our help!  In addition to keeping and caring for hundreds of animals at their shelter, the Rescue League provides a unique service to people in the Pontiac area who love their pets, but cannot afford food for them.  Michigan Animal Rescue League allows these people to come by the shelter to pick up food for their pets at no cost.  But without corporate sponsorship or major donations, the Rescue League relies on kind hearts like yours to keep the food supply up.  In the lobby of our studio, you will find a big box where we collect dog and cat food, litter, cleaning supplies and pet store gift cards.  We personally deliver these supplies to the shelter periodically.  Please find it in your heart to donate whatever you can to help the shelter.  Your donations are what keeps their good work going!  For more information, please visit www.michigananimalrescueleague.org.