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New Fitness classes offered in Santa Barbara!


Posted on 03/19/09

several new Pilates and non Pilates based classes for the beginner all the way to the most advanced . For $40 per hour Group Pilates classes to $25 circuit classes there is simply no better or more affordable way to get a intense…

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ROM 2 Minute Demo Video


Posted on 03/18/09
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How the Pilates Reformers Work For You


Posted on 03/02/09

Pilates reformer combines everything from pilates and other muscle toning exercises, and puts them into a machine that allows you to perform those moves successfully and with proper form involved.

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Bulk discount on eneloop batteries!


Posted on 02/28/09

eneloopStore.pro was created to meet the needs of high-volume battery users by offering discounted prices for bulk orders. Also, those who qualify can set up wholesale accounts where the cheapest possible rates are available.

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Best Selling Items at Pilatesproducts.pro by Santa Barbara Pilates


Posted on 02/27/09

Best Sellers Valeo Yoga and Pilates Mat (Purple) 24 inches wide x 48 inches long Lightweight, durable sticky mat Cushioned, non-slip surface Washable List Price: $19.99 Our Price: $15.24 You Save: $4.75 (24%) FitBall Mini Exercise Ball FBMINI 9″ Dark Blue Genuine Ball Dynamics Fitball Mini. Long Lasting – High Quality Pilates Mini Ball. For [...]

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Pilates – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Posted on 01/28/09

Pilates – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Pilates, pronounced /pɪˈlɑ:ti:z/, is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates in Germany.[1] As of 2005 there are 11 million people who practice the discipline regularly and 14,000 instructors in the United States.[2] Pilates [...]

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The Four-Minute Workout (ROM)


Posted on 01/27/09

“Owner Kristen Williams ushered me inside and within minutes put me to work on the upper-body portion of the machine. Four minutes later I was sweating and breathing deeply, my muscles burning…”

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ROM Range of Motion Machine Video


Posted on 01/27/09
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Get Moving with Pilates


Posted on 01/27/09

In 1945, Joseph published his exercises. He prescribed 34 exercises to be done faithfully four times per week; he promised that after three months, your body would return to an ideal physical condition with renewed mental vigor and spiritual enhancement…

Joseph decided to find a way to help those in the prison camp who were disabled by other wartime diseases. He removed the bedsprings from the beds and attached them to the walls allowing them to exercise while lying down …

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Vanity Fair article featuring the ROM


Posted on 01/20/09

The author submits to the ROMmaster. “Exercise. When you are still smoking, this doesn’t really come up.… What about a nice game of tennis? Are you by any chance joking?”

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I don’t feel sore after my Pilates workout?


Posted on 12/29/08

I hear concerns after people start Pilates they don’t feel as sore after their workout as compared to when they go to the gym . They wonder why… When first starting Pilates you are asked to connect more with your body, find muscles that you might not have known were even there. So in the [...]

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Pilates Enhances Performance Of British Surfing Champion


Posted on 12/27/08

Engage your Surfing core like never before improve your performance with Pilates today!

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Why ROM


Posted on 12/27/08

PS: If $15K can help keep me from having another stroke, I’ll gladly pay the money.

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007 James Bond Pilates


Posted on 11/20/08

The 39-year old actor, who wants to look toned for his next role, has ditched the dumbbells and hit the yoga mat. “He hates the gym but is enjoying the calming exercises of yoga and Pilates,” a source was quoted, as saying. Craig vindicated himself in his first outing as James Bond in Casino Royale [...]

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Golf Pilates Enhances PGA Golf Performance


Posted on 10/19/08

…Rich Beem did a lot of Pilates leading up to his win at the 2002 PGA Championship win over Tiger Woods…

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