In an effort to change the “Pilates is only for chicks” mentality, Fuse Pilates Playground located in DC’s Dupont Circle, is partnering with the Los Angeles-based men’s cancer organization, Movember.

 
Fuse Pilates DC will offer specially scheduled classes in December challenging men to attend and encouraging women to bring their husbands, boyfriends, brothers, fathers and/or male friends to class. During these months, 100% of proceeds from each Pilates for Movember class will be donated to the organization to support prostate cancer and other male cancer initiatives. Fuse will demonstrate that Pilates offers a plethora of strength, balance and core benefits that men strive to find in other workout methods.

Incorporating Pilates into a weekly regimen is a healthy way to improve mood, increase energy and manage weight, it also helps to prevent injury, as well as lessen recovery time from existing injury, surgery or over training. Pilates will increase strength, focusing on the core mid-section of the body where all balance is generated. Improving balance can help with a variety of activities, including: a golf swing, the ease of a morning run, or a heavier deadlift. Patience is key and well worth it because just two weeks of Fuse Pilates classes and the body will begin to feel and show the difference.

For more information, visit http://fusepilates.com/ and http://us.movember.com/