Emerald City Pilates

04/06/2025

Feeling that nagging low back pain? Pilates can help.

At Emerald City Pilates, we specialize in Pilates-based movement that targets the deep core muscles essential for supporting your spine and reducing back pain.

💡 A recent randomized controlled trial published in the Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation found that an 8-week Pilates program significantly reduced pain and disability in people with chronic non-specific low back pain. Participants also saw improved flexibility and balance.
📖 PubMed Reference – PMID: 27260764

Whether you're recovering from an injury or looking to prevent discomfort, our customized Pilates sessions are a safe, effective way to move better and feel stronger.

✨ Ready to try a smarter approach to back care? Book a session with us today and experience the difference Pilates can make.

02/10/2025

At Emerald City Pilates, less Is more – for your core, that is...

The Pilates Reformers we use at Emerald City Pilates have five springs attached to the carriage as it slides along the frame. Each spring’s tension (or resistance) varies and you can also vary the resistance by applying multiple springs for any given exercise.

BUT, in Pilates, unlike most weight/resistance exercises, less is more. The less resistance, the fewer springs you engage, the harder you — specifically, your core muscles – are required to work.

How Many Springs Should I Use?

Which springs, and how many of them you should use, varies from person to person and exercise to exercise. Based on your experience and your ability, we’ll tell you which springs, and how many, to use before starting any exercise. If we see, or you feel, the resistance is too much or too little, we’ll have you adjust your springs accordingly.

The goal is to enable you to perform each Pilates exercise with deliberate control and stability. If a given exercise is too easy or too hard, we’ll have you adjust your springs. You will adjust your springs throughout the class depending on whether you’re working your core, arms, legs, or back, and depending on if you’re in a standing, sitting, or prone position.

Want to learn more? Visit us at Emerald City Pilates. Try our New Client Special, 3 private 1-1 Pilates sessions for just $299!

01/27/2025

Can Pilates Improve Your Mood? Did you know your body produces endorphins? (Hint: Yes!) Do you know what they do? (Answer: Maybe.)

Endorphins are hormones your brain produces. You can boost your endorphin levels by having s*x (You’re on your own there.), eating, getting a massage, and exercising – That’s where Emerald City Pilates comes in.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, endorphins can reduce symptoms of depression, decrease anxiety and stress, improve self-esteem, and reduce appetite which can lead to weight loss.

Whether you’re a weekend warrior or weekday Pilates pacifist, we’ve got a workout that can increase your endorphin production and put you in a better mood.

Want to learn more? Visit us at Emerald City Pilates. Try our New Client Special, 3 private 1-1 Pilates sessions for just $299!

01/20/2025

Reap a Trio of Rewards with Pilates Reformer at Emerald City Pilates

There are plenty of reasons people take Pilates Reformer classes at Emerald City Pilates. Here are three more rewards you might not know:

Increased Stability Throughout Your Day

Pilates activates the small stabilizer muscles in your body, not just the larger, primary muscles. Traditional lower body workouts focus on your quadriceps and your hamstrings. But, Pilates Reformer also works your hip flexors – stretching and strengthening them. The result is less pain in your lower torso because you’ve gained greater stability as you move.

Mobility, Not Just Flexibility

Pilates Reformer classes at Emerald City Pilates emphasize mobility over flexibility. Flexibility is important, but mobility requires to control your body throughout the full range of the movements. The result is stronger muscles throughout your range of movement. That can improve athletic performance and reduce the stiffness or tightness you feel after exercise.

It’s All About the CORE

At the heart of every Pilates Reformer class is our emphasis on core tension, also known as core strength. A strong core can decrease musculoskeletal pain, increase pelvic floor function, prevent injury, and generate more power through every movement you execute – from running a 5k to running after rambunctious kids.

Want to learn more? Visit us at Emerald City Pilates. Try our New Client Special, 3 private 1-1 Pilates sessions for just $299!

12/02/2024

Balance is a funny thing. As toddlers, we struggle to maintain our balance as we learn to walk. By the time we’re three-years-old, we’ve pretty much got walking, and the balance it requires, nailed down. Barring any injury or illness, we maintain our postural balance for the majority of our adult lives. But… as we age, we undergo “numerous molecular, physiological, functional, motor and psychological changes…” as a group of scientists who conducted a study for the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information.

At Emerald City Pilates, we help our clients improve their balance to mitigate the postural balance issues and reduced muscle mass/strength that come with aging. Loss of balance can also lead to reduced physical-functional capacity and increased risk of falling.

The scientists looked at whether doing Pilates could help improve balance. Their conclusion: Participation in the Pilates component of the study led to improved static and dynamic balance. The work you’ll do in a Private Pilates Session at Emerald City Pilates, includes various exercises that will force your body to react in opposition to the loss of balance. That, in turn, helps you improve your balance throughout your daily activities.

Better balance leads to fewer falls and less likelihood of injury.
Want to learn more? Visit us at Emerald City Pilates. Try our New Client Special, 3 private 1-1 Pilates sessions for just $299!

11/18/2024

Consider these 6 Pilates principles you’ll learn at Emerald City Pilates and how they’ll help you throughout your day: focus, breathing, center, control, balance and education.

🌸 Focus
To do Pilates properly, you have to concentrate on what you’re doing. In Pilates, you’re so busy trying to execute the movements, you can’t help but focus only on the exercises.

🌸 Breathing
In Pilates, we focus on breath to ensure you’re working those core muscles correctly. Deep breathing also helps you to feel more relaxed even while getting a workout.

🌸 Control
Moving with control helps to ensure you’re using your body correctly so that the right muscles are doing the right movements.

🌸 Posture
We work your body in all ranges of motion so that those annoying tight muscles get stretched and those weak muscles get worked, giving you excellent posture with a strong core.

🌸 Education
Understanding how your body works is key to using it correctly. We’re here to help educate you and answer questions you may have about muscles, movements, corrections… you name it!

🌸 Precision
In Pilates, precision counts. Take your time to execute your movements precisely until they become second nature to you.

Want to learn more? Visit us at Emerald City Pilates. Try our New Client Special, 3 private 1-1 Pilates sessions for just $299!

04/07/2024

In case you've been wondering what Pilates is like...

Two women (Chloe Fineman, Molly Kearney) try a pilates class for the first time.Saturday Night Live. Stream now on Peacock: https://pck.tv/3n1IyzKSubscribe t...

01/22/2024

01/03/2024

It's 2024 and that time of year when people start a new fitness routine. If you've struggled to stay committed, it may be time to give Pilates a try. It might just change your feelings about fitness.

After years as a failing gym member, one Vogue editor finds a better way to workout.

09/25/2023

Curious what a private Pilates session is like? Now's your chance to experience the magic of Pilates by purchasing a single session for only $89!

Come find out what a personalized, one-on-one session in a private studio can do to help you improve how you look and feel. Available now through October to new clients. We hope to seen you soon.

Top of the line STOTT PILATES reformer equipment including cadillac, chair, barrels, etc (you name it, we’ve got it in the studio!)

09/16/2023

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