An old pal helps me get to the core of the matter with Pilates
Edmonton Journal
“It's a $5000 Cadillac, one of the most widely used pieces of apparatus in Pilates. The springs provide progressive resistance when stretched during exercise.” Novotny is an old friend who, in the 1980s, often humbled me at squash when she taught …

It takes a village to create a holistic commercial building (video)
Edmonton Journal
They include chiropractors, naturopaths, acupuncturists and a hypnotherapist; a Pilates studio and yoga loft, and a hair salon and dentistry office, both offering environmentally conscious services and surroundings. The tenants were chosen to …

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The jig is (almost) up for Riverdance's cascade of clickety clickety clacks
Edmonton Journal
As for workouts, Pilates? Don't make me laugh. Traditional Irish step-dancing is a combination of dazzlingly intricate footwork, hard-clacking tap, frenetic ankle flicks and leg kicks -while the torso and the arms remain eerily immobile. …

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More men joining exercise classes
Edmonton Journal
More men are also popping up in strength and flexibility classes such as yoga and Pilates. “Men are realizing that a lack of flexibility is limiting their athletic abilities, so they do power yoga and Pilates to improve elasticity and core strength,” …

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PILATES targets all those little muscles you never knew you had!
Edmonton Journal
Pilates can improve your golf game, alleviate low back pain, reconnect you to your core after childbirth and keep you looking good in your jeans. …

Students confront MacEwan officials over pool closure
Edmonton Journal
Students, however, refused to bite, rejecting Cathryn Heslep's suggestions for things such as a climbing wall, running track or Pilates course. …

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