Joy Kong, MD, taught Pilates but found it relied on misleading claims like "lengthens muscles." She convinced the studio owner Ivan to let her convert the reformer and chair work into high-intensity circuit training instead. Her clients got visibly sweaty and fatigued, and TV invitations came within two months.
And I say, listen, I noticed that after you do the Pilates sessions with me, you go to the gym. So why are you going to the gym? And they all tell me, I'm not getting anything from that workout. You're doing Pilates. You're restoring the original balance to your body. That's what Pilates is. The problem with Pilates is being promoted as a workout that is going to lengthen your muscles. You can't fucking lengthen the muscle. Guys. I went to the owner and I say, ivan, listen, these women are not going to stay. They're liking the sessions, but this is not intense enough. Is it okay for me to. To modify the method? Ivan tells me, make these women happy. I don't care what you teach. So I basically started to teach a circuit training workout using the Pilates apparatus. I use the reformer, the chair, the ladder barrel, all these machines. But I used it for circuit training. These women were shaking. They were sweating. I swear, Joy, after my second month, I was already getting invited on TV shows, program and stuff like that. I was already on tv. Yeah, that was fast.
