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Before joining Peak Pilates, Harvey was director of the Fitness Academy at the Nautilus Group. She was national sales manager at Schwinn Cycling & Fitness and a SPINNING fitness instructor at a local health club. Harvey started her career at the Denver Nuggets as promotions coordinator and moved from there to learn all aspects of running a health club by working at a local club for 10 years.
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Pilates had been the best kept secret of the stars for years. It is pronounced "puh-lah-teez." Pilates helps movie stars maintain optimum shape. Dancers used Pilates as a matter of course to stay fit or as rehabilitation. Pilates integrates body and mind. In Pilates it is more important to execute a few repetitions of an exercise correctly versus numerous, mindless repetitions. A Pilates student is fully engaged in this form of exercise during class.
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Because Pilates requires you to press your abs toward your spine, you don't want to allow your lower belly to round and press out as air comes into your lungs. You ... don't want that abdominal lock to force you to breathe shallowly. To breathe correctly, you must expand your rib cage, primarily through your midback. This breathing technique can feel awkward at first, so try it now.
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Pilates has been getting great results for some of the world’s leading athletes and performers — from Martha Graham and George Balanchine in the 1940s to Anthony Hopkins, Cindy Crawford, and Madonna in the new millennium. Pilates is more than just a fitness craze
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Pilates was developed over 70 years ago, with a focus on improving overall flexibility and strength of the body. By using this technique you can improve your strength, concentration, coordination, increase flexibility and improve posture.
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BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 21, 2005–Peak Pilates, an innovator of Pilates equipment and training, named Tracey Harvey as its vice president of sales. Harvey’s expertise in bundling education programs with products for health and fitness facilities translates well to the Pilates industry and will help Peak Pilates senior management prepare for the next level of the company’s development.
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