Pilates

noun

Pi·la·tes pə-ˈlä-tēz

: an exercise regimen that is typically performed on a floor mat or with the use of specialized apparatus and aims to improve flexibility and stability by strengthening the muscles and especially the torso-stabilizing muscles of the abdomen and lower back

Long popular with dancers, Pilates recently has attracted a huge surge of athletes, models, actors and other body-conscious folks.—

Patricia Hagen

She does intensive Pilates, deep-muscle floor exercises and stretches.—

Cosmopolitan

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But in the case of the Little Italy location, the hotel benefits from the upscale amenities of the apartment tower, among them an indoor and outdoor fitness center, yoga and Pilates studios, cold plunge, saltwater pool, game lounge, co-working suite and pet spa. —

Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 For example, at my Pilates studios, many of the students are trying the class for the first time. —

Kimi Evans, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 Many other Pilates enthusiasts commented and shared how some can misjudge what the workout really is. —

Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 Each building tries to outdo the others with spas, cold plunge pools, infinity pools, fleets of Pilates Reformer machines, steam rooms and other amenities tacked onto the cost of apartments that already are in the tens of millions of dollars. —

Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Pilates