Today, people of all ages and sizes use Pilates as a form of fitness and physical therapy. HEART OF PILATES focuses on the reality-based application of this body science and its many benefits, as experienced by students of a Pilates facility in Los Angeles. Instructor Kj Luker has traveled a long route to find the inner strength that would heal her physically and emotionally: her empathy and patience with her students stem from her own problems with extreme back pain, asthma and a poor body image. Pilates, Luker reveals, is a journey, rather than a repetitive set of exercises. She explains how the lessons learned in a Pilates class are easily incorporated into daily life, making it more than a workout. Luker explores how Pilates changes the body, and increases confidence in its practitioners' movements, thoughts and work.