by Yasmin Karachiwala | May 18, 2026 | Blogs
The question comes up at almost every gathering where I mention what I do. Someone has been practising yoga for years. They feel good about it. But they have started hearing about Pilates, and they want to know: is it just yoga with different equipment? Or is it...
by Zainab Bashey | May 13, 2026 | Blogs
Most people who deal with back pain have a pattern. Something flares up, they rest for a few days, it settles, and they carry on. Maybe they take something for the pain, or book a massage, or resolve to sit better at their desk. The pain fades, life continues, and...
by YKBI Pilates | May 11, 2026 | Blogs
Most people who walk into their first Pilates class in Mumbai are quietly nervous. They have seen Reformer machines on Instagram and assumed the room would be full of dancers and women in colour-coordinated sets. They worry about being the least flexible person there....
by YKBI Pilates | May 11, 2026 | Blogs
The athletes who get the most out of Pilates are usually the ones who did not think they needed it. Cricketers with strong shoulders but a stiff thoracic spine. Runners with quick legs but a weak deep core. Footballers who can sprint but cannot decelerate cleanly....
by YKBI Pilates | May 11, 2026 | Blogs
If you sit at a desk in Mumbai for eight or more hours a day, your posture is doing things you cannot see. Shoulders rolling forward. Neck creeping out over the keyboard. Lower back rounding into the chair. The body adapts to whatever position it spends the most time...
by YKBI Pilates | Apr 23, 2026 | Events
9 events. 2 new studio openings. 794 people in a single session. March was a lot! Here’s the full story- March didn’t ease in slowly. Right from the first day of the month, YKBI Pilates was already in full swing, with a rooftop session overlooking Mumbai...
by YKBI Pilates | Apr 20, 2026 | Blogs
Mumbai is not an easy city on your body. If you spend your commute folded into a Virar fast or hunched over a laptop in a Bandra cafe, your spine knows. I started looking into pilates after a physio told me my posture was ‘enthusiastically bad.’ That was...
by YKBI Pilates | Mar 27, 2026 | Blogs
Not everyone wants a workout that leaves them completely drained. Sometimes the goal is simpler: move the body, feel stronger, and avoid the kind of strain that comes with high-impact routines. That’s often when Group Pilates Classes begin to feel like the right fit....
by YKBI Pilates | Mar 27, 2026 | Blogs
Not every workout needs equipment or a full routine planned out. Sometimes it’s just a mat, a bit of space, and figuring out how your body moves. That’s usually how people come across Mat Pilates. For anyone still asking ‘What is mat pilates?’, it’s Pilates done on...
by YKBI Pilates | Feb 27, 2026 | Blogs
For many women, fitness stops being about chasing results and starts becoming about feeling okay in their own body. Energy levels change. Hormones fluctuate. Some days feel strong, others don’t. That’s often where pilates for women begins to make sense. It doesn’t...
