Do you want to add weights to your routine but are unsure about going to the gym? Maybe you have hand weights at home and don't know what to do first or how often. "Mat & More" Pumped Up Strength Class is a 45-minute full body workout of standing exercises using hand weights. I call it "the strength class" -- and that's mental and physical! I'll teach you to tailor your workout to your fitness level and goals, whether you are "getting back into it" and starting to exercise,

Learn new ways to keep moving and experience a profound, restorative connection between our mind and body  at our third annual Mat Pilates ATX Holiday Class + Celebration on Thur., Dec. 11 at 8:30 a.m. in south Austin at the Circle C Community Center, 7817 LaCrosse Ave., Austin, TX 78739. New to Pilates? This "bite-sized" workout party is perfect! Laura has been teaching mat Pilates in South Austin since 2015 and always welcomes beginners. Come celebrate movement -- and more

James Bowie HS (Austin, Texas) marching band and colorguard families get five free group classes this fall. For more information...

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Mat Pilates ATX welcomes guest teacher Naomi Tharp to lead our mat Pilates classes at the Circle C Community Center from July 22 - 31....

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Exercise your freedom to move your body at our third annual free Pilates class celebrating Independence Day in the USA on Thur., July 3,...

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Join us for a free online mat Pilates class on Thanksgiving Day 2024!

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