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Ron Fletcher Autobiography
The Early Years It’s hard for me to imagine… how I could begin my life as a boy in Dogtown, Missouri and end up in New York City with Martha Graham and Joe and Clara Pilates as teachers. I think there is a higher power that leads us along our path and that, little is…
Read MoreFletcher Pilates in Found Pilates Magazine
The late Ron Fletcher By Rebecca Cook The late Ron Fletcher, Master Pilates Teacher and visionary extraordinaire, once urged, “Movement should be approached like life — with enthusiasm, joy, and gratitude — for movement is life, and life is movement, and we get out of it what we put into it.” According to Kyria…
Read MoreFit to Be Tried
Fletcher Pilates instructor Kimberly Schmitz reports on some of the trends in the world of fitness. This article was by published by Tucson Lifestyle March 2020 Vibrating belts, hula hoops, Thigh-masters, Sweatin’ to the Oldies, shaker weights, Jazzercize — the list of fitness fads is long and distinguished. Sometime in the 1980s our favorite celebs…
Read MoreGiving Thanks
This is the time of year for sharing what you’re thankful for. In this Thanksgiving season, we want to share our genuine appreciation for you. Dear Body Works Pilates Family, Ron Fletcher, my dear friend, teacher and mentor has been gone ten years now. Anyone who knows me well can sense how much I miss…
Read More‘Cultivating Concentration’ from the August PMA Newsletter
By Kyria Sabin, PMA®-CPT, Director of Fletcher Pilates® as presented in the August 2012 PMA Newsletter “Contrology is complete coordination of body, mind, and spirit. Through Contrology you first 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…
Read MoreKyria’s Corner: New Year
As we enter this new decade, I’m rather enjoying reflecting on the past 27 years of directing Body Works Pilates and serving the Tucson community – and beyond. It’s been an amazingly gratifying adventure with many positively changed lives and bodies. 2020 will be a year of renewal and continued change at the studio, as…
Read MoreKyria’s Corner: Every Day Pilates
The Balance of Every Day Movement During our in-studio Pilates practice, we seek symmetry and balance. We find this through practice of our standing and centering cues and conscious movement patterns. We draw all parts of the body to attention, fortified through centered strength, and work the appendages in unison or independently. As I’ve previously…
Read MoreFletcher Pilates: In Your Bones, For Your Bones!
As we move through our lives and Pilates practice, focus is most often on our muscles as the drivers of movement. But it’s time we talk bones. We have 206 of them and they’re pretty important in keeping us upright and functional. After age 50, most people will lose 1% of bone density and 1%…
Read MoreKyria’s Corner: Pilates – on the Go!
Summer is such a wonderful season with longer days, slews of activities, travel adventures and time to reconnect with family and friends. For many, especially parents and grandparents, schedules change drastically and adjustments for balance must be made. Never mind that as quickly as we get used to new schedules and routines, fall rolls around…
Read MoreWith Gratitude
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