Original Pilates opens branch

Original Pilates opens branch

Pilates Bodyworks of Singapore, which is the only pilates
studio in Asia certified by the Pilates center in the United
States, opened its first franchised branch at Bimasena Club in
South Jakarta last week.

Pilates Bodyworks founding director Alvin Giam, who has
learned pilates from a direct student of the late founder Joseph
Pilates, said the exercises could heal several ailments and
diseases, such as stroke and back pain.

"Many pilates studios here were founded by people, my clients,
who joined my class in Singapore for just a short time. They are
not trained for teaching pilates," Giam said.

Providing skilled teachers, Pilates Bodyworks offers a special
discount on the fees which range from Rp 1.5 million (for the
administration fee) to Rp 27 million (a complete 35 sessions) for
clients.

--The Jakarta Post