The Pilates training program involves over 500 exercises which are done on various types of pilates equipment and the floor. The physical training involve exercises which strengthen and align the spine through techniques that develop strength in the core structures of the body. This allows and inspires the body to move freely and efficiently. New levels of energy are experienced, balance and posture are improved, and a new level of endurance and power are able to be resourced in desired daily activities. It recharges and revitalizes the inherent qualities of a body and all it is meant to do in a comprehensive way so that a reinforcement of core structure is developed in all areas of being: physically , mentally and inspirationally.

Joseph Pilates, a german born citizen, created the system in the early 1900's, around the time of WWI. The concept of Pilates, blends the philosophies of both east and west by seeing the improvement of the physical strength of the body by training not only the body, but also the mind. This physical and mental improvement enhances the spirit giving a person a holistic sense of well-being.

The training uses the entire body to strengthen the most important building blocks of the body: breath, spine length, flexibility and alignment. The body as a whole moves as one, bringing efficiency and ease to every part of your moving life.

During WWI, he was interned in 1914 off the coast of Scotland on the Isle of Man with other German inmates. It was there that he fully developed a Pilates Comprehensive System which was carried with him to New York City in 1925 when he emigrated there from Germany. It was on the boat to America that he met Clara, who became his wife and partner. Together they opened a Pilates Studio on New York City where he worked with George Balanchine and Martha Graham and their dancers. His method is about deepening the strength of core muscles of the spine for creating good alignment, core balance, and posture while connecting the body with the mind and the breath.