Pilates
Pilates videos provide the benefits of Pilates exercise at home. Pilates will dramatically transform the way your body looks and feels. It builds strength without the bulk to create a toned body with slender thighs and a flat stomach. It also teaches body awareness and good posture by using easy and graceful movements. Pilates also improves flexibility and agility.
Pilates is a safe and sensible exercise that will help you look and feel your best. No matter what your age or condition.
Building on the principles of Joseph Pilates, Pilates develops a strong core or center of the body. The core is made up of the deep abdominal muscles and the muscles close to the spine. Pilates involves exercises using the trunk, pelvis and shoulder girdle.
Most workouts build short and bulky muscles. Pilates on the other hand elongates and strengthens the muscle and provides elasticity and joint mobility. Pilates conditions the whole body. No muscle group will be over trained or under trained. Your entire musculature will be evenly balanced and conditioned. This will help you enjoy other activities and sports with greater ease and reduce the chance of injury.
Pilates exercises train several muscle groups at once using a smooth and continuous movement. Once you have learned the technique, you will teach your body to move in a safer and more efficient pattern. This is an invaluable tool when recovering from an injury or trying to improve your sports performance, and even your posture.
By stressing proper breathing, correct spinal and pelvic alignment, and complete concentration on smooth, flowing movement, you become more aware of how your body feels. You become in tune with your body. Proper breathing for this is essential. Correct breathing will help the execution of movements.
Pilates is definitely one of the safest workouts out there. No other exercise system is as gentle to your body while at the same time giving it a challenging workout. Many of the Pilates exercises are performed either while you are reclining or sitting. The exercises are also low impact and only partially weight bearing. In fact, it is so safe that it is used in physical therapy for the rehabilitation of injuries.
You will feel invigorated rather than exhausted after a session of Pilates. Some of the exercises are performed on machines, but the exercises can also be done on a floor mat. Some instructors will sometimes include balls, bands or rings to bring variety to the workout.
Ideally, it is practised in a studio in a small group or in one-on-one sessions where you have the benefit of the instructor monitoring your movements to ensure proper form.
Pilates has become very popular over the last few years and classes are offered at studios, gyms, health clubs, spas, rehabilitation clinics, senior facilities and community centres around the world.
Don’t forget that there are plenty of Pilates videos available on the market, such as the Winsor Pilates, Stott Pilates and Gaiam series. These videos will allow you to experience the techniques right at home.
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