So, like, harder Pilates, yes? No. “It’s totally different,” Lagree says on the phone from Shanghai, where he’s meeting with fitness studios and manufacturers of his machines.

harder Pilates, yes? No. “It’s totally different,” Lagree says on the phone from Shanghai, where he’s meeting with fitness studios and manufacturers of his machines. “Not Pilates.

Sebastien Lagree just before teaching one of his Megaformer classes at his studio in Brentwood. (Stella Kalinina/For The Times) ...

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