Pilates

Pro Fitness Network, located in Pasadena, California, now offers Pilates in a brand new Pilates studio. PILATES exercise is a safe and highly effective way to stretch, strengthen and streamline your body without building bulk or stressing your joints. The Pilates method emphasizes the uniform development of all muscle groups while promoting flexibility, circulation and skeletal alignment. Performed on a mat or specialized equipment, Pilates is a fitness regime for a lifetime. The perfect complement to cardiovascular exercise, sport, rehab and life, Pilates exercises will leave you looking toned, feeling revitalized and moving with ease.

If you've hesitated to start a fitness training program, it may motivate you to know that Pilates can provide results in:

  • Core strength and stability in the abdominal area
  • Relieve stress and back pain
  • Longer leaner muscles
  • Improve coordination and balance
  • Heighten mind-body awareness
  • Enhance athletic performance
  • Help you avoid injuries

  • Increase your confidence and self-esteem

Our Pilates Equipment

Each piece of Pilates apparatus has specific advantages and features which are unique, all developed by Joseph Pilates himself.

The Universal Reformer, of all the Pilates equipment, this would be the most recognized, popular and user friendly. Best described as a platform bed on pulleys attached to springs of various degrees of resistance. The movements performed are gentle and non weight bearing. The exercises are countless (in the hundreds), and range from the most fundamental to extremely advanced. All designed for a complete body workout.

The Cadillac, also known as the Trap Table, has it’s own unique applications. Intimidating upon first sight in its structure, (think of a rectangular cage with a bed), which allows for hanging exercises as well as acrobatic type movements. The Cadillac can be a great challenge for individuals with tight hamstrings, at the same time its stability can be very helpful to someone with injuries or the elderly.

The Wunda Chair, other wise known as "The Chair", an unassuming little box with springs, offers infinite possibilities. It truly is an amazement to witness all that is capable on this little chair. Again, a complete workout, mostly of intermediate to advanced work can be performed on this very challenging, apparatus.

The Avalon Chair, we are fortunate to be one of the first studios across the country to have one of these newly redesigned pieces of equipment. Designed by Master Instructor Rael Isacowitz, as an evolution of the Arm Chair, by Joseph Pilates. It is Raels philosophy to maintain the integrity of Joseph Pilates and with this equipment he has accomplished just that. The Avalon integrates elements of the Cadillac, the Ladder Barrel, the Reformer and the traditional Arm Chair. This multifunctional, multidimensional apparatus allows one to perform the entire classical repertoire, while adding several new dimensions.

The Ladder Barrel and Spine Corrector, also part of the original Joseph Pilates equipment, used in conjunction with all the above to add yet another layer of movements and complete the Pilates Studio at Pro Fitness Network.