What makes our studio different from others?

We are a FULLY EQUIPPED classically trained authentic pilates studio, having available all pieces of exercise apparatus to allow the instructor to teach the pilates method optimally for private, duet and trio sessions.
                                  
Formerly Pilates Fitness in Great Neck, NY, one of Long Islands largest studios. We will be a unique experience for anyone serious enough to get better or just get into shape. 

At Pilates Fit, you will increase strength, flexibility, and endurance and improve posture, alignment, coordination and balance—all without building bulky muscles. Nothing is forced or repetitive; you emphasize correct form rather than going for the burn. Boost your energy level and have some fun.

Implementing "Medicine in Motion"  Pilates is MOVEMENT.........

This program is designed to work closely with your health care professional to achieve your goals,  again emphasizing the close link between health care professionals and alternative healing techniques.

Safety of our clients is our primary concern. Our instructors have been trained by Master Teachers Romana Kryzanowska, Sari Pace-Santo, and Bob Leikens at The Pilates Studio in New York. Further our instructors are required to attend continuing education seminars on a yearly basis. We feel that instruction should be on a one-to-one basis to satisfy the needs of the individual client. Then you can progress safely into duets, trios and mat classes.

The equipment we use is built to the exact specification of the original apparatus Joseph Pilates designed. Equipment that is inappropriately sized restricts range of motion, promotes improper technique, and may even force the client to concentrate on the wrong muscles. Each exercise is designed to target certain muscle areas; improper equipment may prohibit the correct muscles from being used.

Our studio's mission is to preserve and perpetuate Joseph Pilates' original system of body conditioning. Under the direct tutelage of Romana Kryzanowska, and with the most comprehensive archival documentation available, Pilates Fit seeks to maintain Pilates in its purest form. This ensures the public that they are getting the Authentic Pilates™ Method of Body Conditioning and a safe and consistent workout.

Educate Yourselves

With the current competition in the fitness industry, consumers are becoming more educated and more wary about engaging in an exercise program. With all the hype surrounding the Pilates Method today, it can be confusing to locate a reputable source. Many people have jumped on the bandwagon, with various degrees of training ranging from one weekend, to just a few months. Although some may be talented teachers, many teach exercises based on the ideas of Joseph Pilates' work but incorporate them with other techniques or methods of exercise. This alters the nature of the Pilates exercise, so that they may "resemble" Authentic Pilates™, but are really something very different. Others may teach only floor, or "mat" exercises.

In SHAPE magazine's January 2001 issue, they state, "Pick your Pilates class carefully. Pilates™ trademark has been canceled. People no longer need formal certification to call themselves Pilates teachers, so, do your homework before signing up for instruction." Educate yourself. Find out about a studio you are interested in going to. Ask where your instructor has been certified. Be sure you are learning Authentic Pilates™.

Pilates Styles

Contemporary Pilates: (a/k/a west coast style) This is stated as being the next generation of Pilates. Contemporary Teachers of this method assert that although the method of J. Pilates was ahead of it's time, certain necessary changes needed to be made. Stott Pilates and other Contemporary methods' main difference is the placement of the spine. They also use modifications and variations to prepare people. Recently Stott Pilates rearranged the order of the exercises. Overall, Contemporary Pilates uses modern science to adapt the original teachings to today's knowledge.

Classical Pilates: (a/k/a authentic pilates, traditional pilates, pure pilates, East coast style) Follow the original Pilates Principals. When J. Pilates published his book, Return to Life Through Contrology in 1945, he devised a specific system, technique, and order of exercises to be followed. It is our term for methods that do not deviate from the original teachings, techniques, spinal alignment, and the order of the work J. Pilates developed in the early 1920's through 1967.

Romana Kryzanowska began training with Pilates in 1941 for an ankle injury. After his death, Clara Pilates continued to teach at and run the studio in New York until 1970. Later, Kryanowska took over running the studio, which became known as the "Pilates Studio". She and her daughter, Sari Pace-Santo continue to train people today. Her mission is to keep the original teachings of J. Pilates.

The best example of this style is training by Romana Kryzanowska. Ironically, perhaps, one of the best examples of Contemporary Pilates is found in one of her students, Moria Stott-Merrithew.

These are some interpretations or a view of Pilates.

At Pilates Fit, we do not teach Contemporary Pilates, we just teach PILATES.

We encourage that you ask the instructor's training and background, and determine if they are trained using ALL Pilates Apparatus. A 600 hour apprenticeship should be the BASIC requirement. There are a few reputable training and certification centers: your instructor should, at the very least, be trained by one of them. However, with no national standards and the generic name "pilates", it is coming to the point where just about anybody can get "certified" on the Internet with little no no real training. So, explore the styles. But, most of all, trust your gut, and your back. If your instructor does not help you, cue you, correctively touch you, and you do not feel like you are getting it or whatever you are getting is pain: get another instructor.

Romana said "If you are true to Pilates, Pilates will be true to you."

Romana and Alex 2007 Continuing Ed seminar in Ft Lauderdale, Fl	Shari and Alex 2001 Pilates Conference in Los Angeles, CA

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