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Pilates is a contemporary method of physical
conditioning initiated in the 1920s by a European
named Joseph H. Pilates. It is designed to improve
awareness and coordination, flexibility, strength and
endurance without adding extra bulk to your body or
undue stress on your joints. Exercises are done on
a mat with or without additional apparatus or on
specialized equipment that include tables, pads,
rollers, pulleys, levers, and coiled springs that add
support and resistance and can be used to assist
or challenge exercisers.
conditioning initiated in the 1920s by a European
named Joseph H. Pilates. It is designed to improve
awareness and coordination, flexibility, strength and
endurance without adding extra bulk to your body or
undue stress on your joints. Exercises are done on
a mat with or without additional apparatus or on
specialized equipment that include tables, pads,
rollers, pulleys, levers, and coiled springs that add
support and resistance and can be used to assist
or challenge exercisers.
Dancers were also among the first to experiment with pilates workouts. Martha Graham and George
Balanchine were among the many American dancers to practice pilates in efforts to refine their dance
technique, to correct muscular imbalances, and to strengthen the overall integrity of their hyper mobile joints
that resulted from the repetitious extremes and virtuosic demands of dancing.
Today pilates has found its way into the workout programs of myriad populations because it can be tailored to
a variety of objectives and fitness levels, from young athletes seeking to refine their skills and sharpen their
competitive edge to seniors wanting a better quality of life through greater functionality, mobility, vitality and
physical longevity. If you are looking to improve your kinesthetic skills, physical well-being or quality of life
through an enjoyable proven method of proprioceptive stimulation and somatic contemplation then pilates is
right for you.
Balanchine were among the many American dancers to practice pilates in efforts to refine their dance
technique, to correct muscular imbalances, and to strengthen the overall integrity of their hyper mobile joints
that resulted from the repetitious extremes and virtuosic demands of dancing.
Today pilates has found its way into the workout programs of myriad populations because it can be tailored to
a variety of objectives and fitness levels, from young athletes seeking to refine their skills and sharpen their
competitive edge to seniors wanting a better quality of life through greater functionality, mobility, vitality and
physical longevity. If you are looking to improve your kinesthetic skills, physical well-being or quality of life
through an enjoyable proven method of proprioceptive stimulation and somatic contemplation then pilates is
right for you.
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feel how you move & move how you feel . . .
Since pilates is a method of exercise that improves awareness and coordination, flexibility, strength and
endurance without contributing undue stress on your joints it is ideal for everyone. Some of the first
individuals to engage in optional pilates workouts were athletes looking to enhance their performance
potential or to rehabilitate injuries due to the powerful demands of their chosen professions.
endurance without contributing undue stress on your joints it is ideal for everyone. Some of the first
individuals to engage in optional pilates workouts were athletes looking to enhance their performance
potential or to rehabilitate injuries due to the powerful demands of their chosen professions.
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