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Andrea odenwald
owner / instructor
Kayce Braedlin
instructor
gina Savering
instructor
An Established Pilates Studio in Excelsior, MN
Stretch Pilates is a welcoming Pilates studio in Excelsior, MN. We are a community that supports each other, practices Pilates with proper form, and keeps the experience relaxed, approachable, and encouraging.
Personalized Pilates, Reformer Classes, and Stretch Therapy
We offer personalized Pilates sessions, group stretching sessions, and advanced reformer classes using top-of-the-line fitness equipment. Our goal is to help you build strength, improve flexibility, and move with greater confidence. Whether you are interested in Pilates for flexibility, balance, low-impact strength training, or lean muscle development, our dedicated, friendly environment is designed to support your needs.
Start Your Pilates Journey
To learn more about joining Stretch Pilates, contact us today. We look forward to helping you start your pilates journey.
pilates
Pilates is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates , after whom it was named. Pilates called his method “Contrology“. It is practiced worldwide, especially in Western countries such as Canada , the United States and the United Kingdom . As of 2005, there were 11 million people practicing the discipline regularly and 14,000 instructors in the United States.
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If practiced with consistency, Pilates improves flexibility, builds strength and develops control and endurance in the entire body. It puts emphasis on alignment, breathing, developing a strong core , and improving coordination and balance. The core, consisting of the muscles of the abdomen, low back, and hips, is often called the “powerhouse”
joseph pilates
Pilates dedicated his entire life to improving his physical strength. He was introduced by his father to gymnastics and body-building , and to martial arts like jiu-jitsu and boxing . He came to believe that the “modern” life-style, bad posture, and inefficient breathing lay at the roots of poor health. He ultimately devised a series of exercises and training techniques, and engineered all the equipment, specifications, and tuning required to teach his methods properly.