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The Home Stretch.
Byline: GENEVIEVE BAHRENBURG editor: Abigail Walch
With the latest portable Pilates props, you can lengthen and strengthen anywhere, anytime.
While yoga studios are as ubiquitous as Starbucks, Pilates has maintained a relatively below-the-radar cult status. Perhaps daunted by the somewhat intimidating Reformer (the pulley-outfitted contraption that is the center of most workouts) or lofty studio fees, many have shied away from the storied discipline. Now three new inventions offer a more accessible and affordable way to obtain the coveted Pilates physique.
The CorePlus Reformer (out this December; $29.98, winsorpilates.com) is the latest weapon in Pilates grande dame Mari Winsor's anti-flab arsenal. Place your hands and feet in each of the four loops (the device looks like a big rubber X ), and, either while seated or on your back, stretch your limbs through a sequence of Winsor's calibrated motions. "It engages the entire body," says Winsor. "The design is so innovative because it replicates the movement of a traditional Reformer class but can be done at your ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 28, 2004 700+ words
...but it may also create a potentially serious situation that can lead to vaginal irritation, itch and infection," says Mari Winsor, celebrity Pilates trainer and feminine fitness consultant to the VWHC. "Every day I work out with women and watch them...
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- Magazine article from: Shape Detz, Jeanine September 1, 2009 700+ words
...ease aches editor's pick "WHAT I'M LOVING THIS MONTH" Check out my latest work-out-anywhere find: the Gaiam CorePlus Reformer ($30; drugstore.com). It comes with a 45-minute DVD that shows you how to use the gadget for Pilates moves, like...
- New Nasal Health Survey: Americans 'Thumb Their Nose' at Proper Nasal Hygiene...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 27, 2005 700+ words
Mari Winsor - Fitness Pioneer - and Columbia University...Pilates pioneer and nasal sufferer Mari Winsor and Daniel B. Kuriloff, M.D, FACS...just diet and exercise," explains Mari Winsor. "As a lifelong chronic nasal sufferer...
- FLEX TIME.(U)
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) January 23, 2006 700+ words
...exercise 10 times. ABOUT THE TRAINER A certified trainer, Mari Winsor began developing her innovative workout nearly 20 years...CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) no caption (Mari Winsor) David Sprague/Staff Photographer
- Sports, Fitness & Wellness VB Purchasing Guide.(Buyers guide)
- Magazine article from: Video Business February 2, 2009 700+ words
...Del Rio Pointer guides these high-energy cardio and body-sculpting exercises. Mari Winsor Pilates GAIAM prebook now; DVD $14.98 Fitness: Mari Winsor demonstrates a 55-minute classic mat workout and 25-minute express workout for...
- Lisa Hoffman takes off.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)
- Magazine article from: Town & Country July 1, 2007 700+ words
...I can fit into my oldest pair of jeans. Hoffman's a big fan of Pilates. "At home, in L.A., I see Pilutes trainer Mari Winsor three times a week. When I'm out of town, I take her 20-Minute Winsor Pilates Circle Workout DVD with me, and I try...
- Your best body ever!(get fit fast)
- Magazine article from: Redbook Wycoff, Ann February 1, 2009 700+ words
...s a privilege. Think, How lucky I am that I found time in my busy schedule for myself and to take care of my body. --Mari Winsor has sculpted the bodies of (below, from left) Vanessa Williams, Sandra Bullock, and Jamie Lee Curtis using Pilates...
- Proactiv Solution Wins 'Best Long Form Health and Beauty' at 2005 Electronic...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 22, 2005 700+ words
...another award for "Best Long Form Fitness" for Winsor Pilates 4, a one-of-a-kind Pilates program from celebrity trainer Mari Winsor. Several of Guthy-Renker's other innovative, quality products were also honored in a variety of categories for excellence...