Word: studioful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that do-it-yourself sound," but it's apretty big do-it-yourself sound," said Logus. "Wegot to play around and do a lot of things we mightnot have been able to do in a studio watching theclock...
...first World War, when its founder, Joseph H. Pilates, was interned in England and forced to work as a nurse. Using springs and hospital beds, Pilates developed exercise equipment for injured and immobilized soldiers. He later brought the unique design to New York City, where he opened his first studio in 1926. The "Universal Reformer," "Cadillac," "Barrel" and "Wunda Chair," all resembling WWI-era torture devices, grew out of these original apparatus...
...healing power of Pilates, but warns that "Its not a miracle cure. It will give you the body you want if you're devoted," she adds. "You 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...
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...
Though Pilates studios and instructors have greatly benefited from the attention focused on the routine in the past few months, problems have also arisen in the industry. As any Ec 10 student knows, with a leap in demand comes a concurrent leap in supply, and the suppliers are in a bit of a quarrel. John Gallagher, a physical therapist and businessman, trademarked the Pilates name, making it more difficult to open an official Pilates studio. Many instructors have navigated this obstacle by opening Pilates-based facilities and choosing to incorporate the ideas of Pilates with modern information on anatomy, physiology...