OPTP introduces the Pilates TRIADBALL™ Manual
April 2010 - A new OPTP exclusive, The Pilates TRIADBALL™ Manual, written by Pilates Master Teachers Michael Fritzke and Ton Voogt contains over two hundred and seventy illustrated exercises and variations to strengthen, align and sculpt your body without classic Pilates equipment.
The manual serves as a starting point and reference [...]

The Client-Trainer Relationship
Is it a good match?
By Kerrie Ann Frey
Andy is a friend I liked to study with in graduate school. We took some of the same classes together in the English program, but concentrated on our own areas of study when it came to writing the Masters thesis.  Andy’s thesis was on [...]

A Timeless Exercise
By Kathy Corey
The Beginnings - “In the Stone Age and onward people lived mostly outdoors with practically little shelter from the elements. We have not yet lived long enough indoors with protection against the elements to be able to successfully withstand the daily strains and stresses imposed upon us by our present mode [...]

Bruce King – In His Own Words
By Kathy Corey
“Joe gave me my first lesson in 1955… I was a dancer with the Nikolai Company for five years, then the Cunningham Company. There were only six dancers at the time and it was very strenuous. I began to have back trouble. I wanted [...]

The Principles That Connect Us All In Pilates
In the Spirit…
By Kathy Corey
This time of year is always a time of reflection. As we close the door to 2009, we open the door to a new year of opportunity, of change and of using the knowledge and wisdom we gained over the past year. [...]