Cynthia Bialek has worked for years translating yoga into an aquatic environment.
More than 70 years after Joseph Pilates introduced his revolutionary exercise ideas to the world, clinicians began to wonder if those ideas wouldn’t translate nicely into the water.
For many people, falls are a constant threat. And because of this looming concern, people rein in their movements. They stop risking normal tasks such as climbing the stairs, or walking down a steep driveway, or picking up items off the floor.
Late-night television is inundated with products designed to bring buff abdominals to the flabby masses.