Deborah Vankin

1 week ago | latimes.com | Deborah Vankin

Sebastien Lagree would like to make one thing clear: “This. Is. Not. Pilates.” The global fitness entrepreneur is talking about the Lagree Method, his patented workout. You may be familiar: About 50 SoCal studios currently license rights to use Lagree equipment, many of which are in Los Angeles. Their door shingles boast his name: There’s Lagree 213 in downtown L.A., Lab Lagree in Glendale and Live Lagree in Brentwood, to name a few.

1 week ago | latimes.com | Deborah Netburn |Deborah Vankin |Lisa Boone |Michelle Woo |Brittany Levine Beckman |Jackie Snow

While interned during World War I, a German-born physical trainer named Joseph Pilates developed a precise method for rehabilitation. It began as a series of mat exercises and evolved into an exercise that made use of equipment he fashioned from bed springs and whatever materials he could find to help bedridden patients regain strength. Pilates brought this complete system, originally called “Contrology,” to New York in the 1920s, where it gained popularity among dancers and performers.

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Deborah Vankin

By Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — The genius knows all. It knows my height, my weight, my hydration, my cardio stamina — even, regrettably, my body’s visceral fat percentage. I’m standing on a bioelectrical impedance device — which looks a lot like a scale but with metal handles and metal foot pads — and it’s sending low-grade, painless electrical signals through my hands and feet to measure my muscle, fat and water. The percentages of each are then fed into an AI program.

3 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Deborah Vankin

LOS ANGELES - The genius knows all. It knows my height, my weight, my hydration, my cardio stamina - even, regrettably, my body's visceral fat percentage. I'm standing on a bioelectrical impedance device - which looks a lot like a scale but with metal handles and metal foot pads - and it's sending low-grade, painless electrical signals through my hands and feet to measure my muscle, fat and water. The percentages of each are then fed into an AI program.

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Deborah Vankin

The genius knows all. It knows my height, my weight, my hydration, my cardio stamina — even, regrettably, my body’s visceral fat percentage. I’m standing on a bioelectrical impedance device — which looks a lot like a scale but with metal handles and metal foot pads — and it’s sending low-grade, painless electrical signals through my hands and feet to measure my muscle, fat and water. The percentages of each are then fed into an AI program.