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		<title>Q&amp;A with Susan Moran (part 2)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Explain that: Movement heals. Pilates is known for developing core strength, so why that motto? A: Pilates exercises build core strength, yes, but primarily Pilates improves the health of the spine. In those early years—even before I met Howard—I saw people’s health improve because of Pilates. When I was 23 I had a client [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A with Susan Moran (part 1)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: How did you get started in Pilates? A: I’d been dancing since I was nine or ten. When I was 18, I was dancing eight to ten hours a day at an arts conservatory at SUNY Purchase and noticed a studio with bizarre apparatus I went in and met instructor Romana Kryzanowska, who had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.powerpilates.com/blog/2010/08/qa-with-susan-moran-part-1/</link>
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		<title>Power Pilates Launches Indo-Row: Burn 700 Calories an Hour!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s something new in the Power Pilates studio on 23rd Street—perhaps you’ve seen people in the elevator looking flush with endorphins. Believe it or not, they’ve been in our 10th floor studio, racing in a very unusual team competition. In the process, they’re burning loads of calories, strengthening their legs, backs, core, arms and shoulders, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just a Pilates Instructor?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kristen Matthews I made the decision to become a Pilates instructor because I wanted to help people. I fell in love with Pilates the moment I was introduced to it, and felt like I’d found the most ideal job when I made the decision to teach. I never could picture myself sitting behind a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Pilates has changed my life!&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rye resident Patti Whalen is successful in many ways: She’s raised two kids, works at a job she loves, is active in the community, and has a happy marriage. But until recently, she’d forgotten one thing: Fitness. “I had not done any exercise since the birth of my daughter, who is now 19,” Patti says. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.powerpilates.com/blog/2010/05/%e2%80%9cpilates-has-changed-my-life%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<title>Almonds: Health By The Handful</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jennifer Vagios, R.D. APOGEE’s Dietitian It can sometimes seem daunting to make healthful changes to your diet, but here’s an easy one: Eat almonds. These nuts are tasty, satisfying and packed with vitamins, healthful fats, antioxidants, and fiber. Almonds make a simple snack and—with just a sprinkle—add protein and fiber to salads, cereals, smoothies, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.powerpilates.com/blog/2010/05/almonds-health-by-the-handful/</link>
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		<title>Pilates And Yoga: Can You Do Both?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Holly Niles, RNCP, RHN, RYT APOGEE’s General Manager Pilates or yoga? Yoga and Pilates? APOGEE offers both, and if you’ve been a devotee of one you might wonder: Why should I try the other?   There’s good reason to: Yoga and Pilates complement each other perfectly. You’ll find that the strengths and skills you’ve built [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.powerpilates.com/blog/2010/05/pilates-and-yoga-can-you-do-both/</link>
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		<title>Find Time To Exercise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you never seem to have enough time to exercise, perhaps hours and minutes aren’t the issue. Instead, examine why you want to work out regularly. If your reasons aren’t truly important to you, then you are unlikely to make the changes in your schedule to allow the time you need. The key word is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.powerpilates.com/blog/2010/04/find-time-to-exercise/</link>
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		<title>Stand And Energize</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Lesly Levy, APOGEE Director of Pilates and Pilates Programming, Power Pilates Teacher Trainer If you’re standing for a few minutes—in a line at a store or airport or in your own kitchen—use the time as an opportunity to strengthen your core and energize your body and spirit. It’s all too easy to become leaden [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.powerpilates.com/blog/2010/04/stand-and-energize/</link>
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		<title>HOW TO BREATHE DEEPLY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Deborah Slade, APOGEE Pilates Instructor, Power Pilates Comprehensive trained instructor. Joseph Pilates described breathing as “the first act of life.”  In his book Return to Life through Contrology he wrote, “Above all, learn how to breathe.” It sounds simple enough, since breathing is automatic. But as result of our relatively sedentary lifestyles most of us [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.powerpilates.com/blog/2010/04/how-to-breathe-deeply/</link>
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