My passion for fitness and wellbeing came out of necessity. After years of struggling with Scoliosis and dance injuries, I found that the only thing that helped was Pilates. The effect that consistent practice had on my emotional and physical wellbeing was so profound, I dedicated my life to it. After intensive training under Jill Cassady at the prestigious Pilates Technique school, directing the Pilates department at Equinox West Hollywood and teaching classical reformer and mat Pilates for over ten years, I decided to create my own low-impact exercise method.
The seed for B The Method was initially planted when my private clients didn’t have time to come into the studio. I would substitute reformer work with a small, lightweight stability ball and fold in movements inspired by my background in dance. The positive response from my clients was immediate. This new method was as deep and challenging a full-body workout as Pilates but felt more accessible, fluid and fun.
After moving to New York City and having two children, I continued to develop B The Method with a focus on the modern woman, inclusive of all ages and body-types. With an app already in the works, the pandemic accelerated the need for trustworthy at-home fitness choices. As the stress and isolation of Covid became unbearable, I told my clients and friends to meet me on Instagram Live where I taught free B The Method classes every day for six months. What started as a few hundred people, mostly in New York, grew into a passionate community of tens of thousands from all around the world and I couldn’t be more grateful for every single one.
She Became a Fitness Guru...
When the pandemic hit, Ms. Bartha switched from in-person classes to Instagram Live. Instead of limiting her reach, the move helped her workouts take off. Her classes went from a few hundred in-person students in SoHo to tens of thousands of people virtually worldwide. “I knew I needed to keep people moving and mentally sane,” she said.
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The difference between B The Method and Pilates
My years of training and teaching classical reformer and mat Pilates were invaluable but with only 34 moves done in strict order, at a certain point, I started feeling limited by the approach. Pilates taught me the importance of form, discipline and controlled movement but the method itself was created by a man over a hundred years ago. Women (and men) have very different lives (and bodies) than they did when Joe Pilates developed his approach to rehabilitate wounded WW1 soldiers.
B The Method takes Pilates’ low-impact, full-body workouts that emphasize strength and flexibility and incorporates a small stability ball to heighten connectivity. The Method is also ever evolving, with literally hundreds of movements inspired by Pilates, dance, yoga and even swimming. The fluidity and focus of B The Method also helps achieve a strong mind-body connection. What you’re left with is a fun, functional and holistic fitness routine accessible for women and men of any age and body type to keep you moving and injury-free for years to come.