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This standing Magic Circle Workout will not only strengthen your body but will also help you work on your balance!  If you don’t have a magic circle at home we have some in the studio and VIP’s get $10 off if purchased in January.

Danielle Wilbanks January 2018 Inspiration of the Month    When did you start Pilates and what inspired you to start? I started doing Pilates in October 2017. I was having a lot of hip, back and shoulder pain and couldn’t even sit on the floor with my kids to play for longer than 5 minutes. […]

  We have a lot of couples that practice Pilates together and rave about the benefits of not just Pilates, but getting to workout together.  Whether you are both brand new or maybe one of you has some Pilates experience, you’re going to enjoy this chance to learn and practice the Pilates basic mat exercises together! […]

One of my clients said to me,” I decided I have a new goal: I want to maintain my height as I age!”   I LOVE that!  What a great goal!  Did you know that Research from the Baltimore Longi­tudinal Study of Aging found  average woman between 30 and 70 loses 2 inches?   What if you decided to […]

Tell us about yourself / your family. I’m 32, an only child, born and raised in Iowa City.  Graduated City High in ’04, after that I had a cup of coffee at the University, then mostly worked at the family business until it was sold in 2016, at which time I decided to pursue yoga […]

Yeah, I know…it sounds like an infomercial! In 10 days you’ll feel better, in 20 days you’ll see a difference and in 30 you will be on your way to a whole new body.  Like you, when I first heard this I thought wow,  Mr. Pilates was quite the marketer…  almost 18 years of teaching […]

Are you ready to add some more movement into your life? Do you need a little help getting motivated to stay committed to your movement and fitness program?  Join Rivercity Pilates in 2018 for Joe’s Challenge.  One our favorite quotes about the Pilates method from Pilates inventor Joseph Pilates himself goes like this: “In 10 […]

Sarah Sobocinski Inspiration of the Month November 2017 When did you start Pilates and what inspired you to start? I believe I finally started Pilates in April 2017. I had intentions of going in for a long time and had even gone online to their website, but like many of us never followed through. I […]

This short video reviews the Pilates fundamentals utilizing a 5 count breath pattern designed to help you focus and fine tune!  It’s great for beginners and just as great for non beginners who want to fine tune their basics!