A recent Star Tribune article—Will Pilates Pull Us Through the Recession?—declared Pilates “recession proof,” highlighting the shortage of trained Pilates teachers and continued demand for the method. What’s most interesting is that the state of Minnesota is paying for laid-off workers to get retrained as Pilates teachers. One instructor, who was already trained under a different method, was reimbursed for the cost of taking a STOTT Pilates training course because the studio that was hiring required it. (Read more about the studio.)

Has anyone heard of this happening in other states? It may be worth looking into in your area if you find yourself in a similar situation.