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Ode to Pilates

Ode to Pilates

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Christopher Rivas
Feb 19, 2025
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"What are we creating?" I asked.
"A foundation," she said.

Like Pilates (stay with me)...

I recently found Pilates. It’s the difference between power and force.

a woman on a treadmill in a gym

Power is inherent. Power is sustainable. Force will collapse. Force cannot be maintained.

Most weightlifting is force—short bursts, explosive, a push, a strain, a moment of effort that fades. But in …

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