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First Pilates Studio in the World
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Finding us is easier than you think!Swipe through for a quick guide on how to get to our studio.See you on the mat 🤍 by @nice.and.tall

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7 months ago

Upper trapezius in chronic contraction compresses the brachial plexus, reduces cervical range, contributes directly to tension headaches.The scapulothoracic joint has no bony socket - entirely dependent on muscular support. This is why posture correctors don’t work. The muscle must be re-educated, not restrained.At @nice.and.tall your neck and your shoulder blade are one conversation. Book now🖤 by @nice.and.tall

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Everyone talks about core strength. Almost nobody talks about the diaphragm.Yet your diaphragm is one of the most important muscles in your body.It contracts around 20,000 times every day, doing far more than helping you breathe. It plays a critical role in regulating intra-abdominal pressure, stabilizing the spine, and supporting efficient movement.Research by Hodges & Gandevia demonstrated that the diaphragm is deeply involved in postural control - not just respiration. When diaphragmatic function is compromised, the body’s natural stabilization system becomes less effective, a factor associated with chronic low back pain.This is why we don’t think of breathing as something separate from movement.At @nice.and.tall every session begins by restoring the body’s foundation.Before strength comes stability.Before movement comes breath.One simple way to notice the difference:Place one hand on your chest and the other around your lower ribs.If only your chest rises, you’re relying primarily on upper chest breathing. When your lower ribs gently expand in all directions, your diaphragm can work more efficiently, creating the support your spine was designed to have. It may seem like a small detail. But in Pilates, the smallest details often create the biggest changes.Because better movement doesn’t start with stronger muscles❤️ by @nice.and.tall

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How will you feel at 99?Not at 29, when everything still forgives you. Not at 45, when you can still push through. At 99 — when the only thing left is what you built.Strength fades if you don’t maintain it. Mobility disappears faster than people expect. But the body that’s been trained with intention, for decades, ages differently than the body that was never asked to pay attention.That’s the only outcome we’re interested in. Not how you look this summer. How you move when you’re old enough that moving well becomes rare.Every session is an investment in a body you haven’t met yet — the one you’ll be living in for the next fifty years.Start there. Everything else follows. by @nice.and.tall

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19 days ago

There are dozens of Pilates studios within walking distance of us. We’re not going to pretend otherwise.What we won’t do is compete on convenience, music, or how many people fit in a room.We teach the original method, in the original location, on equipment most studios have never had access to — Cadillac, Wunda Chair, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector. Joseph Pilates designed this work in this building. We didn’t inherit a trend. We inherited a lineage.Most studios today are built to scale. We were built to last since 1926.If you want a room full of reformers and a curated playlist, this city has plenty of those.If you want the source — it’s still here, at 939 8th Avenue. by @nice.and.tall

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23 days ago

Eight hours of sitting does something specific to your body.Intradiscal pressure in the lumbar spine increases. The deep stabilizing muscles — the ones that should be holding your spine upright — go quiet. Your hip flexors shorten. Your diaphragm compresses, which means even your breathing changes.None of this happens overnight. That’s why it’s easy to ignore.The classical Pilates method was never designed as a workout. It was designed to re-educate the body — to wake up the muscles that sitting puts to sleep, and to rebuild the alignment that a desk slowly erodes.This isn’t about looking better. It’s about whether your spine still works the way it’s supposed to in twenty years.Start now. The body remembers what you teach it. by @nice.and.tall

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Eight years on the Lincoln Center stage. That’s not a sentence we use loosely.Before Crissy taught Pilates, she danced. Eight years of repetition, injury, recovery, and the kind of body awareness that only comes from being watched under stage lights for a living.She didn’t come to Pilates looking for a new career. She came looking for a way to keep moving without breaking down. What she found was a method precise enough to match what her training had already taught her — and rigorous enough to teach it to others.That’s the standard we hold our instructors to. Not certification weekends. Years inside a discipline.Crissy teaches at 939 8th Avenue @nice.and.tall Book a session and feel the difference between someone who learned the method and someone who lived inside it. by @nice.and.tall

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The original method is still taught. In the original location. On the original equipment.📍 939 8th Avenue. by @nice.and.tall

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939 8th Avenue. By appointment. by @nice.and.tall

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For decades, Pilates has been marketed as a workout for women.But that’s not how the method began.Joseph Pilates developed his system to build stronger, more capable bodies. His early work was influenced by gymnastics, boxing, wrestling, and rehabilitation. The people who first embraced the method included soldiers, police officers, athletes, and dancers—individuals who depended on strength, endurance, coordination, and control.The idea that Pilates is “too easy” or “not for men” isn’t based on the method itself. It’s based on how the fitness industry chose to market it.Authentic Pilates demands strength, precision, mobility, balance, and the ability to control your body under load. It’s challenging, practical, and designed to improve the way you move—not just the way you look.If you’ve never considered Pilates because you thought it wasn’t for you, it might be time to look at the method differently.Movement doesn’t have a gender.Good movement is for everyone. by @nice.and.tall

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Link in BIO @nice.and.tall 🖤 by @nice.and.tall

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@nice.and.tall – The Original Joseph Pilates Studio🖤📍939 8th Avenue, NYC by @nice.and.tall

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