Performance & Goals
Strength, mobility and cross-training. How Pilates fits alongside running, lifting and everything else you already do.
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Pilates for Surfers: What It Can Do for Your Paddle Power and Pop-Up
Surfing overtrains one shoulder motion and demands explosive hip power for the pop-up - here's the Pilates that actually targets both gaps.
Nov 13, 2026
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Pilates for Boxers: What It Can Do for Your Punch Power and Footwork
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Does Pilates Improve Your Running Performance? What the Research Shows
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Does Pilates Improve Speed and Agility? What the Research Shows
A look at what small randomized trials actually found when they tested Pilates against sprint times and agility scores in…
Nov 2, 2026
Pilates for Baseball Players: What It Can Do for Your Throwing Shoulder
Why the real benefit for throwing athletes isn't core strength in general, but teaching the trunk to control rotation.
Oct 31, 2026
Does Pilates Improve Your Vertical Jump? What the Research Actually Shows
The research on Pilates and vertical jump is thin and mostly negative. Here's what it actually found, and what Pilates…
Oct 28, 2026
Pilates for Soccer Players: What It Can Do for Your Hips, Core, and Agility
Pilates can sharpen a soccer player's hip and core control, but it won't build sprint speed or replace the strength…
Oct 25, 2026
Pilates for Rock Climbers: What It Can Do for Your Shoulders and Core
Climbing trains your pulling muscles hard but skips the stabilizers that keep shoulders and core doing their share. Here's what…
Oct 23, 2026
Pilates for Dancers: What It Can Do for Turnout, Alignment, and Injury Risk
Pilates won't add hip range you don't have, but it can sharpen the control and alignment behind real turnout.
Oct 20, 2026
Pilates for Pickleball: What It Can Do for Your Hips, Knees, and Balance
Pickleball's quick lateral lunges and overhead smashes strain hips, ankles, and shoulders — here is how Pilates targets each one.
Oct 17, 2026
Pilates for Equestrians: What It Can Do for Your Seat and Your Back
Horseback riding rewards a stable, even pelvis — and most riders never specifically train one. Here's what Pilates actually changes.
Oct 15, 2026
Pilates for Basketball Players: What It Can Do for Your Knees and Balance
Pilates won't boost your vertical, but it can sharpen the balance and landing control that keep basketball players' knees and…
Oct 10, 2026
Pilates for Skiers: What It Can Do for Your Knees, Core, and Balance
Pilates won't make you ski faster, but it builds the hamstring, knee-tracking, and core control that keep a hard landing…
Oct 8, 2026
Pilates for Rowers: What Repetitive Flexion Does to Your Back
Rowing's flexed, compressed stroke is a known back-injury risk. Here's what Pilates actually changes - and what it can't.
Oct 4, 2026
Pilates for Hikers: What It Can Do for Your Knees, Hips, and Balance
Hiking strains your knees most on the way down, not up. Here's the Pilates work that builds the balance and…
Oct 2, 2026
Pilates for Tennis Players: Fixing the Asymmetry Your Sport Creates
Tennis builds one-sided bodies. Here is what Pilates actually changes about shoulder pain, tennis elbow, and rotational imbalance.
Sep 29, 2026
Pilates for Swimmers: What It Can Do for Your Shoulders and Your Stroke
Swimmer's shoulder usually starts in the core, not the shoulder itself. Here's the Pilates work that actually addresses it.
Sep 27, 2026
Pilates for Golfers: What It Can Do for Your Swing and Your Back
Pilates won't fix your swing, but it can build the rotational control and hip mobility that keep golf from quietly…
Sep 24, 2026
Can Pilates Improve Your Balance? An Honest Answer
A physiotherapist reviews the evidence on Pilates and balance: real gains for dynamic balance, but no proof it prevents falls…
Sep 22, 2026
Pilates for Cyclists: What Riding Does to Your Back, Hips, and Bones
Pilates won't add watts. What it will do is address the flexed spine, narrow hip arc and uneven back fatigue…
Sep 17, 2026
Pilates and Weight Training: How to Fit Both Into One Week
You can lift and do Pilates in the same week without one undoing the other. Here's how to split the…
Sep 15, 2026
Is Pilates Cardio? What Your Heart Rate Is Actually Doing
Most Pilates classes won't replace a run, but harder sessions raise your heart rate and regular practice can lift aerobic…
Sep 11, 2026
Does Pilates Build Muscle? What the Research Actually Shows
Pilates reliably builds strength and adds muscle if you have room to gain it, but spring resistance runs out of…
Sep 9, 2026
Does Pilates Actually Help With Weight Loss? The Honest Answer
Pilates burns roughly 175 calories per hour. That's less than a brisk walk. So why do so many people lose…
Mar 4, 2026
Pilates for Runners: 8 Exercises That Prevent Injury
Most runners I work with don't get injured from running. They get injured from running with weak hips, asymmetric pelvic…
Jan 28, 2026
Pilates for Flexibility: 12 Exercises for Tight Hips
Most people with tight hips have the same response: stretch them harder, longer, more. It rarely works. The Pilates approach…
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