Both Mat Pilates and Reformer Pilates strengthen your core, improve posture, and offer a low impact way to build muscular endurance, all without your feet pounding the ground. The real question isn’t which is objectively better, but which option fits your body, experience level, and training goals.
Mat Pilates vs. Reformer Pilates: Which One Is Better? Read More »
Shaking during barre class? That tremble in your legs, arms, or core mid-plié is common especially if you’re new, returning after time off, or transitioning from high-energy cardio. It feels unsteady, but it’s a clear sign your body is building efficient, lasting strength through precise movement. Barre at Flex Studio HK delivers high-cardio intensity through
What You Shake in Barre Class? What Your Muscles Are Trying to Tell You Read More »
Mobility has been oversold as flexibility and range. Stretch further, open more, loosen everything! What tends to be overlooked is what allows movement to last: stability. Not the rigid kind, but the quiet strength that supports joints, protects the spine, and gives movement somewhere to land. Without it, mobility becomes fragile. Mobility begins with control,
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For years, wellness has been sold as accumulation; more habits, supplements, workouts, optimization. In 2026, that’s falling apart. People aren’t burnt out from too little; they’re exhausted from too much, often in health’s name. At Flex Studio in Hong Kong and Singapore, we see over-scheduled clients ready for a simpler Pilates and wellness approach. The
Sustainable Wellness: Do What Matters Most, Not More Read More »
There’s something about February that feels extra special. Moments filled with celebration, connection, and the joy of sharing delicious food with loved ones. Inspired by the vibrant flavours and fresh energy of the Lunar New Year season, this recipe takes a beloved family classic and gives it a wholesome twist. The result? A dish bursting
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Back pain has become something many of us quietly medicate rather than solve. A couple of painkillers before a long flight. A heat pack at night. A promise to stretch tomorrow. Reliefcomes, but the problem stays. Medication masks the signal. It does not change the behaviour that created the pain in the first place. Movement,
Movement as Medicine: Classical Pilates Exercises for Back Pain Read More »
Let’s rewind to Hong Kong in 2005, when two very different movement stories collided and created something that would shape Asia’s wellness landscape for the next twenty years. Meet the foundersAnna Serafinas Luk arrived in Hong Kong after a luminous European ballet career. Trained at the Rambert School in London, later performing as a soloist
A Movement Match Made in Motion – How FLEX Studio Was Born: Anna & Heather’s Story Read More »
Flex – long known as the Home of Intelligent Fitness in Hong Kong – is dedicated to the teaching of Classical Pilates; exactly how Joseph Pilates himself wanted it to be taught.
Need Motivation? Here are the Top 10 Benefits of Classical Pilates Read More »
Here, three of those apprentices explain why they chose Classical Pilates, how the journey has shaped their minds and bodies, and helped them stay strong as they navigate the challenges of work and family life.
An Apprentice’s Journey – How I Came to Teach Classical Pilates Read More »
Iris Wong’s first love was the piano. Her second is Pilates. Both are a huge part of the Flex instructor’s life. When not teaching clients at Flex Singapore, she is teaching piano.
Pilates Saved My Back – and changed my career Read More »
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