Key Highlights
- Male athletes and "gym bros" are being humbled by the challenge of Pilates and sculpt — workouts that are typically dominated by women. Viral videos show men wincing, clenching and shaking their way through classes, both on mats and on strengthening machines called reformers.
- DIABETES PREVENTION LINKED TO SPECIFIC TYPE OF EXERCISE, STUDY SHOWS Melania Antuchas, a Florida-based hot Pilates and sculpt instructor, jumped in on the trend, posting videos of private classes with men that have received millions of views.
- In an interview with Fox News Digital, Antuchas, who teaches a 50-minute signature class combining strength training and mat Pilates, said that athletic men find the class surprisingly difficult due to their training history.
- Video"We target the tiny muscle fibers, so it's the muscles that you don't use in the gym," she said.
- "We're using those big quads in the gym, we're using heavy weights, but with just your body weight and heel raises and a band and the layering, that is the true challenge.
