WHAT IS PILATES?
Invented in the early 20th century by Joseph H. Pilates (puh-lah-tees), this program combines both Eastern and Western modes of exercise.
Pilates promotes total mind-body wellness through breathing, coordination and proper muscle use. It helps build core strength and flexibility and mat work. The Pilates body is: lean, toned and energetic.
Modern Pilates may use props including small-weighted balls, foam rollers, large exercise balls, rotating disks, and resistance bands. Some of the traditional apparatus have been altered for use in modern Pilates.
Pilates requires concentration, control, centering, flow of movement, precision and breathing and focuses on the "power house". Your "power house" is made up of the abdomen, lower and upper back, hips, buttocks, and inner thighs which are the group of muscles in the center of your body.
If you have any health concerns make sure you consult a physician prior to starting a new workout practice.
Pilates promotes total mind-body wellness through breathing, coordination and proper muscle use. It helps build core strength and flexibility and mat work. The Pilates body is: lean, toned and energetic.
Modern Pilates may use props including small-weighted balls, foam rollers, large exercise balls, rotating disks, and resistance bands. Some of the traditional apparatus have been altered for use in modern Pilates.
Pilates requires concentration, control, centering, flow of movement, precision and breathing and focuses on the "power house". Your "power house" is made up of the abdomen, lower and upper back, hips, buttocks, and inner thighs which are the group of muscles in the center of your body.
If you have any health concerns make sure you consult a physician prior to starting a new workout practice.
The mind, when housed within a healthful body, possesses a glorious sense of power."
Joseph Pilates
Joseph Pilates
