International Pilates Day Promotes Activity for Youth
The Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) is launching the third International Pilates Day on May 6, 2006, with a public-school initiative to fight inactivity in America’s youth and combat childhood obesity. “Our goal is to offer this Pilates initiative at no cost to the schools, as a public statement of the PMA’s dedication to worldwide health. Through our prepilot study, we have found that just a short Pilates routine a few times a week not only improved the children’s physical fitness but resulted in increased mental focus and productivity in the classroom,” said Kevin Bowen, executive director of the PMA.
For more information about International Pilates Day or the prepilot study, visit www.pilatesmethod alliance.org or contact the PMA at (866) 573-4945.
Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA
Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA, is an internationally acknowledged integrative health and mindfulness specialist, best-selling author of 16 fitness and wellness books translated into multiple languages and sold worldwide, award-winning health journalist, contributing editor to Fitness Journal, media spokesperson, and IDEA's 2008 Fitness Instructor of the Year. She's a 25-year industry veteran and former health and fitness educator at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, who has served on multiple industry committees and co-authored trade books and manuals for ACE, ACSM and YMCA of the USA. She has appeared on TV worldwide and was a featured trainer on America's Next Top Model.
