by Lesley Davenport | Feb 5, 2020 | GYROKINESIS®, GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®, GYROTONIC®
Is the GYROKINESIS® Method a good fit for your fitness needs? You might have heard about our newest offering of the GYROKINESIS® Method and may be wondering whether or not you are a good fit? In this post, we’ll discuss who can most benefit from this work. The... by Lesley Davenport | Oct 23, 2019 | GYROKINESIS®, GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®, GYROTONIC®
What is GYROKINESIS®? Created by Juliu Horvath, GYROKINESIS® system of exercises is designed to help a person move beyond their limitations. The exercises feel like a combination of swimming, dancing, tai chi, yoga, calisthenics movements, but are unique to this... by Lesley Davenport | Sep 4, 2019 | GYROKINESIS®, GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®, GYROTONIC®
What it takes to become a Pilates or GYROKINESIS®teacher Recently, I attended a course lead by one of the experts in the GYROKINESIS® Method field, Kathy van Patten. She was sharing stories of “the old days” when she was training Pilates teachers. I found her comment... by Lesley Davenport | Nov 6, 2017 | PILATES
TONE BODY IN PILATES What does having a tone body in Pilates mean? How do we get you there? One of the main requests we receive from clients is Can you tone me up? Or, I want to increase the tone of my body. So we started talking about it in the studio in the past... by Lesley Davenport | Aug 1, 2017 | PILATES
HISTORY OF JOSEPH PILATES Joseph Pilates was born in a small village near Düsseldorf, Germany in 1883. His father was a prize winning gymnast and his mother was a naturopath. He achieved some success as a boxer, a gymnast, a skier and a diver. During World War I, he...