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...have to work at it." She recommends a private Pilates session (ranging from about $38 to 60 each, depending on the studio) two to three times per week. For optimal results, the Pilates workouts should be complemented by regular cardiovascular exercise. So, as FM gossip columnists claim, was Madonna's Pilates coming-out party...
...argues Sorrentino, also a friend of the Material Girl. She stresses that Madonna, a former dancer and perennial workout fiend known to exercise for up to four hours a day, combines Pilates with jogging, cardiovascular exercise and weight training. Post-baby Pilates mainly helps to bring back those famous abs so prominent on the Blonde Ambition Tour...
...Madonna wore cone boobs, and we didn't all do that, so why the sudden interest in Pilates? Sorrentino, who has been involved in Pilates since childhood and has owned her own studio for more than five years, recognizes the interest as a transition of Pilates disciples once being dancers (Martha Graham was an early devotee) to athletes in rehabilitation, celebrities and now even housewives...
...sent Byrnes to a Pilates class. She has been a devotee ever since. Not only does she value the look maintained by regular Pilates, but Byrnes emphasizes that it is good for a bad back and gentle enough for her to continue workouts with a broken ankle. As for Madonna's sudden interest, Byrnes muses, "I think she'll get tired...
...course, Pilates may just be a trend, and a year from now it will be as passe as step aerobics and kick boxing. And maybe Madonna is a big liar and a closet marathoner. But it's probably worth a try anyway, if only for bragging rights...