FitnessToday: PILATES

Joseph Pilates the founder of the Pilates form of exercise,which

emphasises the development of the body through core

strength, flexibility and awareness, in order to support efficient,

graceful body movements.

Pilates has 6 principles:

1-Centring

2-Control

3-Flow

4-Breath

5-Precision

6-Concentration

These six principals are the essential ingredients for a high quality

Pilates Workout.Quality over quantity,unlike other systems Pilates does

not include a lot of repetitions for each movement.Instead doing each

exercise fully, with precision yielding significant results in a shorter

period of time than one can expect.

Core strength is the foundation of Pilates exercise.the core muscles are

the deep, internal muscles of the abdomen and back.Which are strengthened

through pilates exercises and they work in tandem with the more superficial

muscles of the trunk to support the spine and movement.developing your core

core strength and stability through out your entire torso, helping to overcome

back pain. As the trunk is properly stabilized , pressure on the back is

relieved and the body is able to move efficiently and freely pilates exercise

method is gaining popularity,either to do it or to start

an exercise program.One of the advantages of this method is it works so well

for a wide range of people.Athletes and dancers love it, as do seniors, and

those rebounding from physical rehabilitation and also woman after pregnancy.

Modification is the key to pilates workouts success, all exercises can be

developed with modifications to suit any requirements and made safe and

challenging for a person at any level.

Pilates is either done on a mat or floor.

The reformer is the best known resistance piece of equipment in a Pilates

studio.Pilates generally utilises pulleys and resistance from the participants

own body weight on the machine and graduated levels of springs.

Pilates for Begineers

Pilates Essentials

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