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My homepage is Real Simple Magazine. They often feature articles based on Health and Wellness. A few days ago, their featured article was Increase Your Flexibility and Improve Your Life. As a dancer, an employee of a New York Pilates studio, and a fitness advocate this article peeked my interest. According to David Geier, the director of sports medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, stretching increases the length of the tendons which in turn allows the muscle to get bigger in size during strength training exercises. So, do you stretch? Before and after any kind of exercise, whether working with a personal trainer, taking private pilates classes, participating in group sessions, working out at a gym, you should. This article asserts starting at 10 minutes a day and increasing your flexibility to a level needed in your life. Being flexible prevents injury and allows long-term strength building. Need some suggestions for how to get your stretch on? Pilates and Yoga both incorporate strength and flexibility as well as focus on the breath - another requirement of stretching mentioned in the article. What do you think? Can you find 10 minutes a day to stretch? Even better - can you free up an hour for an NYC Pilates class or private? Read the article and let us know your thoughts!

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Question: “How was your session at Mind Your Body?”

“Absolutlely freaking awesome! I did the private intructor 3 session intro package. While my first teacher was very good my second and third was fantastic. She is so knowlegable, very smart and seemed to know my problems very quickly. When I told her some things about my back she really knew what to do. It was not a cookie cutter session. I am a big fan of how it was done. I want to work with Ashley again. I was just thinking of purchasing another package. The girls at the desk are very friendly and warm and I felt right at home. The instructor vigorously cleaned the table post his session which was right before mine. I hope to see ya’ll soon!
Gail, you can be proud of your staff!”
~one happy customer (name kept private)

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