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Pilates for life
Pursuing fitness in your 20s, 40s, 60s, and beyond"I must be right. Never an aspirin. Never injured a day in my life. The whole country, the whole world, should be doing my exercises. They'd be happier." -- Joseph Hubertus Pilates, in 1965, age 86
Pilates is a remarkably effective body science of fitness and healing. Pilates dramatically transforms the way the body looks and feels and performs. It builds strength without bulk, teaches body awareness and good posture. Pilates improves flexibility, agility and can alleviate back pain. Professional dancers have used Pilates for decades.Top athletes use it for inury prevention and faster recovery. Hollywood celebrities and supermodles use it to maintain beautiful physiques. In conventional workouts weak muscles tend to get weaker and strong muscles get stronger. The result is muscular imbalances - a primary cause of injury and chronic back pain. Pilates conditions the entire body. No muscle is over or under trained. Pilates develops proper movement patterns. You can retrain your body to move in a safer more effective pattern. Invaluable in injury recovery, for sports performance, good posture and optimal health. Pilates emphasizes proper breathing, correct spinal and pelvic alignment and concentration on flowing movement. Correct breathing helps to execute power and efficiency. The body mind connection. |
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