HardCore Fitness is conveniently located on Lake Ave. in Worcester, Massachusetts, central to all major routes and highways. The multi-level studio features a reception/retail area, a group mat/aerobic class area, a group Reformer alcove, a cardio balcony, a free weight/resistance equipment area, a full protein shake bar, and a full restroom. The colorful and energetic interior offers an upbeat and motivating environment to inspire your workout. Our retail area includes workout attire, DVDs, popular props and small apparatus used in Pilates and fitness, and much more.

We offer a wide variety of training options, including group fitness classes, such as TurboKick™, PiYo™, Hip Hop Hustle™, indoor cycling, Zumba®, and various weight lifting and toning classes, personal training, group Reformer classes, group Pilates mat classes, private Pilates training and duet training. All of our Pilates equipment is designed and manufactured by STOTT PILATES®. Our studio offers 4 Professional Reformers™, all of which have jumpboards, a Cadillac Trapeze Table, a Ladder Barrel and 4 Balanced Body® Pilates Springboards. We also offer a treadmill and a recumbent bike for the use of our clients at no extra charge, as well as 6 indoor cycling bikes for our HardCore Spin classes. Other apparatus includes stability balls, BOSU® Trainers, resistance cords, resistance bands, arc barrels, circles, toning balls, medicine balls, dumbbells, weighted body bars, jump ropes, and more.

Developed by former professional dancer Moira Merrithew, with input from sports medicine professionals, STOTT PILATES® is a contemporary, anatomically-based approach to Joseph Pilates' original exercise method. Its exercises safely deliver optimal strength, flexibility and endurance without adding bulk. This stress-relieving method can be performed on a mat or using dedicated STOTT PILATES® equipment.

Unlike the original series of exercises, STOTT PILATES® incorporates modern exercise principles, including contemporary thinking about spinal rehabilitation and performance enhancement. For example, unlike the original approach, which promotes a flat back, STOTT PILATES® exercises are designed to restore the natural curves of the spine and rebalance the muscles around the joints. They also place more emphasis on scapular stabilization. As well, there are more preparatory exercises and modifications to make the method safer and more effective.

HardCore Fitness goes one step further in offering a progressive approach to Pilates. In addition to the STOTT PILATES® principles of the Pilates method, we bring a more athletic approach to our classes. Our reformer classes are designed to give our students a full body workout that includes more power and strength type exercises with less choreography than traditional Pilates exercises. Springs (resistance) used might be higher than typically used to simulate weight lifting and encourage maximum strength and muscle growth. We combine traditional weightlifting principles with Pilates to offer our students a unique approach with the most benefits and results.

• longer, leaner muscles (less bulk, more freedom of movement)
• improvement of postural problems
• increased core strength, stability and peripheral mobility
• enhanced functional fitness and ease of movement
• balanced strength & flexibility
• heightened body awareness

Pilates also helps prevent injury, improves performance in sports (golf, skiing, skating etc.), and improves balance, coordination & circulation. Pilates is no-impact, thus easy on the joints. Pilates can be customized to suit everyone from rehab patients to elite athletes and is a wonderful complement to other methods of exercise.

Find us on the following

HardCore Pilates & Fitness, LLC
50 Lake Ave.
Worcester, MA 01604
(508) 752-9300
hardcorefitness@verizon.net
www.hardcorepf.com