My gym offers Pilates… why should I pay to come to ABSolute Pilates?

Good question… and there are several reasons. ABSolute Pilates offers one-on-one personal attention, something you won’t get at a big gym. Many gyms offer only mat classes that often have 20 or more people in the class which doesn’t provide the same type of workout as a smaller, more personal class. Many instructors at gyms [...]

What are the benefits of working on a Pilates machines?

Pilates apparatus consists of a wide array of equipment designed to accommodate clients at every ability level. It ABSolute Pilates we have three of the classical pieces of equipment. The reformer, tower, and chair are avaliable to our clients. It was developed by Joseph Pilates before he created the traditional mat exercises. According to Pilates Method [...]

Best of the West Shore

ABSolute Pilates is honored to have been named runner up for Best of the West Shore as Health Club! Allison was named runner up for Fitness Trainer. Thank you to all the voted for us!

Mommie and Me pilates

Mom’s all over the area are anxious to get back to a comfortable pre-baby weight. They just do not have the time or the energy to make it happen. Here is your chance to relax with your baby and get some exercise all at the same time. The “Mommy and Me Pilates” class is designed [...]

Easy Foam Roller Exercises

The roller is a great tool for adding support or for adding challenge to traditional exercises, but it’s hard to know exactly how to use it in your workouts.  The following moves, which generally target the core, lower body and flexibility, are some examples of moves you can try using a foam roller. You can also [...]

How Do You Sabotage Your Health?

Would you like to be able to make changes to your health? Do you think you are sabotaging your own health? Not sure how to take better care of yourself? This survey will give you some ideas of where you could be doing this in your life. Download the survey here There will be a fall cleanse [...]

Pink Ribbon Program

We are please to announce The Pink Ribbon program to be held at ABSolute Pilates starting this June and again in September. The Pink Ribbon Program, founded by Doreen Puglisi, MS, was created to help meet the goals of the breast cancer survivor.  These major areas of concern typically include body image, frozen shoulder, and/or [...]

Walking into a Pilates Studio

Walking into a Pilates studio for the first time can be daunting. A quick glance around will reveal a variety of odd-looking contraptions that you will rightly assume are “Pilates machines”, but you may not so readily imagine how your body could actually engage with them. Not to worry, Pilates is a very professional, client [...]

Joe Pilates

Joseph H. Pilates was born in 1880 in Germany. His father was a Greek gymnast, and his mother worked as a naturopath, she was from Germany. Joe’s last name was originally Pilatu but changed to Pilates early in his life. Pilates was a sickly child and he suffered from asthma, rickets, and rheumatic fever. He dedicated his life to improving his [...]