Exercising to the core with Pilates

A roll of drums, please, for the onslaught of the season of excess. With Thanksgiving just a week away, we are all challenged with trying to keep our calorie consumption under control. Oh, sure we know that the best form of exercise is to push our groaning bodies away from the table before eating ourselves silly. But come on, be real. (Read more...)

By Kym Mesa, Spring 2006

Surf Better with Pilates

Every surfer knows the feeling; you grab your board, paddle into the waves, catch waves, walk the nose, get barreled, smile a lot and have fun! (Read more...)

By Kym Mesa, Spring 2006

Getting back on the cutting edge

Timothy Scanson of Salt Lake was sidelined from exercise with severe back problems just three years ago. He credits the core and back strength he gained through Pilates with bringing him back to health, enabling him to pursue his passion, fencing. Now his 9-year-old granddaughter, Ashley, has taken up the sport. (Read more...)

By Paula Rath, June 27, 2005

Tennis-ball therapy

Tightness in the trapezius. Soreness in the rhomboids. Locked-up muscles in the low back. Ghastly aches in the gluteals. (Read more...)

By Paula Rath, February 9, 2005

She's retired but busier than ever

"Retired" definitely does not mean "resting" for Geri McBeth of Kailua. She has developed a passion for weaving rugs and even dyes her own fibers. She is in the midst of remodeling her home and has begun taking her sister's dog to obedience and agility training. She does not count any of these activities as "workouts." She still manages to find the time and the energy to work out 10 times a week. (Read more...)

By Paula Rath, October 18, 2004