: an exercise regimen that is typically performed on a floor mat or with the use of specialized apparatus and aims to improve flexibility and stability by strengthening the muscles and especially the torso-stabilizing muscles of the abdomen and lower back
Long popular with dancers, Pilates recently has attracted a huge surge of athletes, models, actors and other body-conscious folks. Patricia Hagen
She does intensive Pilates, deep-muscle floor exercises and stretches.Cosmopolitan
Word History
Etymology
Joseph H. Pilates †1967 U.S. (German-born) fitness instructor