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The Unknown Truth on Pilates Exercise |
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Exercise is extremely important in maintaining normal weight, building and maintaining healthy bones, muscles and joints and promoting balanced physiological well being. It is also important in reducing surgical risks and strengthening the immune system. The importance of exercise can never be measured. Its benefits are infinite. One of the systems of conditioning exercise that makes the body reach the optimal well-being is the Pilates exercise. This is usually performed on specialized apparatus. Pilates exercise is an innovative system of mind-body exercise evolved from the principles of Joseph Pilates. This system of physical exercise is called by its developer as ‘the art of contrology’, which refers to the way the method encourages the use if the mind to control the muscles. Pilates exercise is an exercise program that focuses on the core postural muscles that help keep the body balanced and are essential to providing support to the spine. Pilates exercise teaches awareness of neutral alignment of the spine and strengthening the deep postural muscles that support this alignment which are important to help alleviate and prevent back pain. Pilates exercise dramatically transforms the way the body look, feels and performs. It builds strength without excess bulk, creating a sleek, tones body with slender thighs and a flat abdomen. It teaches body awareness, easy and graceful movement. Pilates improves flexibility, agility and economy of motion. Professional dancers have known the benefits of Pilates for decades. Top athletes use it for flexibility, strength, and injury prevention. Hollywood celebrities and supermodels use it to maintain beautiful physiques. Pilates exercise is a safe, sensible exercise system that uses a floor mat or equipment that helps in making a person look and feel their very best. Pilates exercise is for people from all walks of life. Some of the benefits of Pilates exercise are the following. • Pilates exercise is a refreshing mind-body workout. Pilates gets the mind in tune with the body by emphasizing proper breathing, correct spinal and pelvic alignment and complete concentration on smooth, flowing movement. It also make a person become acutely aware of how the body feels, where it is in space, and how to control its movement. • It builds strength without bulking up. A person can gain long, lean muscles and flexibility with Pilates exercise. Pilates elongates and strengthens, improve muscle elasticity and joint mobility. • This system of exercise develops a strong core. Based on the principles of its developer, it develops a strong core or center of the body. It flattened abdominals and make the back strong. The core consists of the deep abdominal muscles along with the muscles closest to the spine. Control of the core is achieved by integrating the trunk, pelvis and shoulder girdle. • It creates an evenly conditioned body and prevents sports injuries. Pilates condition the whole body, even the ankles and feet. No muscle group is over trained or under trained. The entire musculature is evenly balanced and conditioned that helps people enjoy daily activities and sports with greater ease and less chance of injury. Pilates is really a great system of exercise. It not just condition the body and makes it strong and healthy, it also train the mind that makes the whole body reach its optimal being. |
