Why This ‘80s Inspired Weekend Is Turning Me Into A Pilates Girly For 2026
Hair teased to the gods, neon leg warmers, and enough jazzercise tapes to train a small army of women. These are the elements that came to mind when Club Pilates […] The post Why This ‘80s Inspired Weekend Is Turning Me Into A Pilates Girly For 2026 appeared first on Essence.
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Hair teased to the gods, neon leg warmers, and enough jazzercise tapes to train a small army of women. These are the elements that came to mind when Club Pilates invited two zillennial ESSENCE beauty writers out to their ‘80s themed weekend. Over the course of a mild-weathered few days in Hollywood, Club Pilates brought a community of all fitness levels, ages, and backgrounds together to turn back the clocks, Deniece Williams >popularized by African American dancer Kathy Stanford Grant who utilized it to recover from injury—this ever-popular workout method centers low-impact movement that prioritizes core strength and flexibility, making it ideal for those of varying mobilities. Over the last century the pilates craze has ebbed and flowed, finding a resurgence in the ‘80s and ‘90s, and again in 2021, much in part due to cosigns from media personalities like Lori Harvey, who told ESSENCE herself that it was her secret to a solid physique.
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