About Pilates

Pilates is named for its creator, Joseph Pilates, who developed the exercises and his specialized exercise equipment in the 1920s. Pilates is a method of exercise that consists of low-impact flexibility, muscular strength and endurance movements. Pilates emphasizes proper postural alignment, core strength, and muscle balance. 

Joseph Pilates protégé and successor, the late Romana Kryzanowska, liked to summarize Joseph Pilates exercise system in three words:

STRETCH + STRENGTH + CONTROL

Our Philosophy

Using either the mat work or the many different pieces of equipment that Joseph Pilates designed, we cater our clients’ sessions to stabilize and strengthen areas of the body that are weak as well as stretch and enhance range of motion in areas of the body that are tight or less mobile. We love introducing our clients to the power of linking their movements with their breath to effectively link their minds to their body’s innate wisdom. We specialize in helping those who love to exercise or who have never exercised, those who have aches and pains, and/or those who have chronic physical or neurological conditions. 

At Live Oak, we delight in helping our clients leave our studio with an increased sense of vitality, freer breathing, increased strength, greater flexibility, and with an expanded understanding and APPRECIATION of their body, mind and spirit.  

Introductory Package for new students:
3 private 55-minute Pilates sessions for $195

Call us on (512) 813-1161 to schedule your first session