Category: Pilates

‘My body is on fire!’: my perilous, painful, perfect month of pilates

by The Guardian | Sep 23, 2026 | Health & wellbeing, Life and style, Pilates, The Guardian | 0 |

A growing number of men, including singers Shaggy and Harry Styles, are taking up pilates. When I realised I could no longer touch my toes, I decided to try it outI realised something needed to change when I nearly toppled over...

‘As soon as I left the first session I felt taller’: is reformer pilates as amazing – or awful – as they say?

by The Guardian | Apr 1, 2026 | Fitness, Health & wellbeing, Instagram, Life and style, Pilates, Social media, The Guardian | 0 |

One of the fastest-growing fitness trends is also one of the most divisive. To its fans, it promises a stronger, healthier body; to its critics, it’s another way to make women feel insecure. Time to sort fact from fictionI have...