Pilates has proven itself for more than 80 years as an effective and safe method of exercise, when taught and applied correctly. It has become the workout of choice for dancers, gymnasts and fitness enthusiasts for decades. Joe Pilates was a genius well beyond his time, he didn’t just develop a brilliant approach to fitness that includes over 500 exercises, he also engineered all the equipment specifications and tuning required to teach them properly. There is no debate that his original approach can work wonders when applied by a qualified instructor.

Through Pilates you purposefully acquire complete control of your own body and then, through proper repetition of its exercises, you gradually and progressively acquire that natural rhythm and coordination associated with all your mental and subconscious activities. Pilates is designed to give you suppleness, natural grace and skill that will be unmistakably reflected in the way you walk, play and work. Pilates may just be words to many people, but the exercises and philosophies of Joseph and Clara Pilates taught by Rudy Gizzi are widely regarded as true Pilates.

About Rudy Gizzi: Rudy grew up in Chicago and was a gymnast in his teens. For over twenty years he taught aerobics with Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda. Six years ago Rudy’s friend Jay Grimes, a Pilates Elder, encouraged him to try Pilates. Rudy Gizzi became a dedicated student of Jay’s. Jay is a Master Teacher who studied with Joe & Clara Pilates in New York and who introduced the Classical Pilates Method to Los Angeles.