Pilates, one of the fastest-growing fitness activities in thecountry, is facing a problem: The number of people signing up forclasses is outstripping the pool of people qualified to teach them.
Because a number of Pilates exercises engage the neck and spine,the quality of the instruction is more critical than with many otherforms of exercise.
"Demand has been going up," says Christine Betsill, Pilatescoordinator for the Galter Life Center on the North Side, which seesat least 150 students a week in classes and private lessons. "Pilateswas just featured on the Oprah show -- I don't know that it'sdirectly based on that, but it has boomed [at Galter] since a coupleof …
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