| PiYoTM - Not Your Average Pilates or Yoga Class! Relax & Stretch? No Thanks; I'm a cardio Junky! Don't worry... PiYoTM is Mind/Body for people who want to sweat! Developed by Powder Blue Productions, Creators of Turbo KickTM brings you Pilates and Yoga fusion for people who need to do more than stretch! PiYoTM is a unique blend of Pilates, Yoga, Dance Training and Sports Conditioning. It includes modifications for the group exercise environment, yet offers progressions to challenge all levels of participants. Definitions that sparked the development of the format:
Mind-bod•y (mīnd'bŏd'y) adj. - "Of, involving, or resulting from the interrelationship between one's physical health and the state of one's mind or spirit." According to Answers.com
Fu•sion (fy zh n) n. - "Blending: the merger or a blending of two or more things such as materials or ideas: ex. Pilates and Yoga =PiYoTM." According to Answers.com dictionary. PiYoTM stands out from other more traditional mind/body formats. PiYoTM is a strong, dynamic, fluid approach to mind/body teaching that encompasses a "fusion" of many formats that bind together for optimal results. Our focus is now solely on the "Fusion" style, which uses movements that incorporate dynamic balance, strength, and functional training while emphasizing the athleticism of Pilates, Yoga, Dance, and Sports Conditioning. We want the classes to generate heat in the body through continuous movement and create a sweat! What can you expect? Some examples include: - Warrior poses and high lunges - move up and down rather than holding the lunge for several breaths. Or hold the lunge, but then use movement with your upper body (arms and torso)
- Side planks - add arm circles while holding the position.
- Chair - move from mountain into chair; continue flowing up and down into the squat. Or hold at the bottom of chair and add swimming arms
- Planks - add moving hip extensions
Exercises are selected and balanced through strategic variations (pose angles and application of force), with each specific movement. Each PiYoTM Lesson builds on the last to increase exercise adherence and avoid hitting plateaus. | 
