Classical Pilates NYC

Classical Pilates NYC Welcome to Classical Pilates NYC, offering classical Pilates private and semi apparatus sessions in Chelsea, NYC. Enja completed her M.S.

Welcome to Classical Pilates NYC, home of Enja Schenck M.S., CSCS, CPT! Enja is certified by the one and only Bob Liekens († Oct. 28, 2018) and had the privilege to work by his side for 8 years. Her expertise is the full range of classical Pilates on all classical equipment. Her clients are as diverse as classical Pilates is adaptable: Persons with chronic conditions, with acute conditions, older

adults, athletes and Pilates teachers who want to advance their practice. Over the years Enja has earned several specializations, such as working with movement impaired clients and the rehabilitation of many types of spinal conditions. In 2009 Enja was invited to become teacher-of-teachers under Bob Liekens’ guidance, which enables her to mentor Pilates apprentices and junior teachers in the classical Pilates repertoire. She also teaches workshops at Pilates conferences and fitness industry summits. In November 2018, Enja was the principal representative for Classical Pilates at Physiopilates' 6th Annual conference in Salvador, Brazil, which was so successful that she was re-invited to the 2019 conference. in Exercise Science in 2016 with an emphasis in biomechanics and biomechanical research under Dr. Ben Johnson. She authored several biomechanical review papers, one of which she presented at the Research Forum of 2016's annual conference of the Pilates Method Alliance.

​From 2015-16, Enja served as kinematics expert and co-author for several studies by NYU School of Medicine's Cognitive Neurophysiology Lab (Automated Tracking and Quantification of Autistic Behavioral Symptoms Using Microsoft Kinect). Enja's passion for scientific research and Pilates led her to the creation of www.pilatesscience.org, a platform dedicated to present the latest scientific Pilates research. In August 2018, Enja joined the Exercise Science faculty at Lehman College as a lecturer, honored to pass on her knowledge about exercise at an academic level.

Unglamorous everything, weather, track and season start, boo
03/30/2026

Unglamorous everything, weather, track and season start, boo



Broadway at Solace!Strength training for Performers workshop hosted by .academyfor.performers
03/02/2026

Broadway at Solace!

Strength training for Performers workshop hosted by .academyfor.performers





01/17/2026

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03/19/2025
One word - big difference. sums it up perfectly 👏 High intensity strength training is different from high intensity inte...
11/09/2024

One word - big difference.
sums it up perfectly 👏

High intensity strength training is different from high intensity interval training. And when it comes to bone density and osteoporosis, there’s also a big difference. 🦴

Heavy lifting is a form of high intensity STRENGTH training, using progressive overload to produce adaptive changes for greater muscle strength and bone density (and metabolic activity). It involves low number of reps with high weight load, like up to 5 sets of 5 reps at an intensity of at least 80-85% maximum capacity.

This was the primary exercise tool used in the LIFTMOR trial, which demonstrated bone density increases from exercise alone in post menopausal women with osteoporosis and osteopenia.

This is very different from high intensity INTERVAL training (HIIT), which uses bursts of high intensity exercise followed by short periods of rest or low intensity recovery. It can include a variety of activities, from sprinting to using weights.

HIIT has a cardio focus with spiking the heart rate, and has also been shown to improve metabolic activity, lower insulin resistance, and facilitate weight loss in midlife women.

IMPACT training can also be performed at high levels where the ground reaction force is increased by jumping or landing from higher surfaces or changing the duration of contact with the ground.

The LIFTMOR trial included one exercise from this category of high impact. It did NOT include high intensity interval training.

For bone density focus, the strength training is key, along with the impact training.

High intensity interval training is a great complement to your exercise regimen, but it is not the one to focus on for bone density changes.

Which of the above do you do or want to?
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HIIT vs. HIRT: 1 letter - big difference! sums it up perfectly High intensity strength training is different from high ...
11/09/2024

HIIT vs. HIRT: 1 letter - big difference! sums it up perfectly

High intensity strength training is different from high intensity interval training. And when it comes to bone density and osteoporosis, there’s also a big difference. 🦴

Heavy lifting is a form of high intensity STRENGTH training, using progressive overload to produce adaptive changes for greater muscle strength and bone density (and metabolic activity). It involves low number of reps with high weight load, like up to 5 sets of 5 reps at an intensity of at least 80-85% maximum capacity.

This was the primary exercise tool used in the LIFTMOR trial, which demonstrated bone density increases from exercise alone in post menopausal women with osteoporosis and osteopenia.

This is very different from high intensity INTERVAL training (HIIT), which uses bursts of high intensity exercise followed by short periods of rest or low intensity recovery. It can include a variety of activities, from sprinting to using weights.

HIIT has a cardio focus with spiking the heart rate, and has also been shown to improve metabolic activity, lower insulin resistance, and facilitate weight loss in midlife women.

IMPACT training can also be performed at high levels where the ground reaction force is increased by jumping or landing from higher surfaces or changing the duration of contact with the ground.

The LIFTMOR trial included one exercise from this category of high impact. It did NOT include high intensity interval training.

For bone density focus, the strength training is key, along with the impact training.

High intensity interval training is a great complement to your exercise regimen, but it is not the one to focus on for bone density changes.

Which of the above do you do or want to?
Drop a note below👇
•

Frequent question: "I get out of breath when I lift, does that count as cardio?" Answer: kind of, but not really. More s...
10/07/2024

Frequent question: "I get out of breath when I lift, does that count as cardio?" Answer: kind of, but not really. More specifically, the fitter you are, the more you should seek to increase specific aerobic parameters that only occur if you move your body fast.

09/30/2024
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Honored to be invited to participate in this initiative by

Stay away from those Pilates mass group classes, kids! And no, Pilates isn't meant to be gentle
06/16/2024

Stay away from those Pilates mass group classes, kids! And no, Pilates isn't meant to be gentle

That moment 😖
03/16/2024

That moment 😖

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