Pilates is often featured in today's media; many sports professionals are taking it up as they realise that it helps to strengthen their bodies and extend careers.
But Pilates is not just for professional sports people; Doctors, Physiotherapists and Osteopaths all recommend Pilates as an effective means of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and addressing ailments such as back pain and muscular strains. Pregnant women, new mums and those of all ages looking to improve flexibility, posture, muscle tone and strength are also perfect candidates for a Pilates regime.
Pilates isn’t a passing trend, here today and gone tomorrow. Joseph Pilates wrote the book ‘Return to Life Through Contrology’ in 1945 after developing the method over many years. Particularly popular with dancers at the time, Pilates is now known to address all kinds of dysfunctions in the body and promote wellbeing and health – boosting the immune system, respiratory effectiveness and aiding relaxation.
Our lifestyles demand a lot of our bodies; sitting hunched at a computer or the steering wheel, pounding the pavements or carrying a baby. All these things and more can lead to disharmony in the body. Pilates can help to correct misalignments and make us stronger and more able to cope with the demands of everyday life.
Pilates builds strength from the inside out, focusing on the small, deep muscles of the core. Creating strength, flexibility and tone whilst gently caring for the back.
If you want to look, feel and perform better, Pilates is for you.
