After years of back issues forced him to get surgery, New York-based entrepreneur Nat Turner was looking for solutions. A physical therapist recommended pilates as a way to strengthen his core and, subsequently, take unnecessary pressure off the afflicted area. He had tried yoga in the past, but mostly had done weightlifting and other “manly” exercises. “There is no glory in how heavy you can lift,” Turner tells Robb Report. “In fact I first injured my back during a deadlift set in the gym.” “I should have been doing pilates much earlier,” the 38-year-old adds. And so he booked a one-on-one session to try it out. The day after he remembers “being sore in places I had never prior been sore,” including his abs, glutes, and arms. “Having done squats, et cetera, around the gym, I honestly thought I had strong glutes,” he says. “But, as it turns out, I did..
