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Pilates Exercises- Can They Give You the Body you’ve always wanted?

Pilates exercise relies on a variety of special body movements which stretch, strengthen, and tone the various muscle groups of the body. The well-defined, controlled movements are combined with a yoga-like mental focus that many people find extremely refreshing. Pilate’s exercises are gentle, progressive, and performed slowly with good postural alignment at all times.

What are Pilate’s exercises all about?

  • They focus on your core.

Pilates focuses on strengthening the core of your body the deep abdominal muscles and pelvic stabilizers, the back, the butt, and also creating flexibility in the spine.

  • They work your entire body as one unit.

Pilates you are always moving. In addition, no matter what area of the body you are focusing on, you are still engaging your entire body

  • They focus on quality, not quantity.

Pilate’s exercises are focused on quality, not quantity. Yet because you are focused on the quality of each movement, you get a greater benefit from each exercise than with traditional strengthening exercises.

  • They focus on muscle balance and coordination.

With Pilates, you use many muscles at the same time. You also stretch and strengthen muscles during the same exercise. This helps correct imbalances and develops better body alignment. In addition, you learn how to more effectively coordinate movements in your entire body, which will help you as you go about your daily activities.

  • They focus on body awareness.

In Pilates, you are always focused on your body your alignment, your breathing, the way you are doing your movements. This increased body awareness can help you maintain better posture, it can help you relax muscle tension through proper breathing, and it can help you reduce stress.

  • They are energizing, not exhausting.

An interesting thing about Pilate’s exercises is that after you do them, you feel more energized than before you started. The combination of deep breathing, high quality, low quantity movements, helps your body function better as a whole. The result -- you have more energy to go about your day.

The Principles:

These are the essential principles to bear in mind whenever you perform Pilate’s exercises:

1. Concentration: Concentration is fundamental to this way of exercising.  

2. The breath: The way you breathe is vitally important within the Pilates method. In Pilate’s exercises, you breathe out with the effort. This helps you to relax into a movement.  

3. The 'girdle of strength': This incorporates three main areas - the back, the abdomen and the buttocks.  

4. Flowing movements: Moving slowly also gives you time to become aware of each part of your body so that you perform all the exercises with precision.

 5. Relaxation: This final relaxation will help to restore flagging energy levels and, just as crucially, to induce a more tranquil state of mind.

Here are a few tips to help you handle Pilates exercise in the best of ways.

1. Don't practice Pilates exercise without consulting a physician first.

2. Pilates exercise is easy to learn you can and stay in shape in the comfort of your home with a number of choices such as, online specialized sites, professional DVDs featuring lessons for beginners as well as advanced users and books.

3. Use Pilates exercise at least three times a week, trying to follow the exercise pattern that is best for your needs.

4. Pilates exercise is useful especially when practiced early in the morning, providing you with energy and the right mood for the rest of the day.


Summary:

Pilates exercise is an art, an art to teach, to learn and to perform with the right amount of patience. It's a blend of fitness, yoga and physical therapy. Eating right and exercising with Pilates exercise regularly will help you to keep you in shape, live a longer life and give you the right balance needed to face everyday.

So try Pilates exercise as your daily routine and you will see how your body and mind will benefit from it.

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