Classical or contemporary Pilates? Both are real Pilates and both work. Here is the history, the differences that actually matter, and why a beginner shouldn't agonize over it.

Told to engage your core and end up holding your breath? Here is why it happens and how lateral breathing lets you brace and breathe at the same time, the Pilates way.

The hundred is Pilates' signature move, and it humbles beginners. Here is what it trains, a step-by-step guide with the breathing pattern, and how to scale it to your level.