Pilates Benefits

By Angela Winter


Pilates is already a widely-known form of exercise. Aside from the benefits that an individual can get in doing Pilates, one of the reason for its increasing popularity is that it is easy to do and perform. The focused of Pilates is mainly on its six basic principles, which when done properly will give an outcome that is desired by many Pilates practitioners. The six essential concepts of Pilates are centering, concentration, precision, control, flow and breathing. One may ask what benefits they can get if you choose to do Pilates instead of other types of exercise? Here is a list of of benefits that you can get in practicing Pilates:

-Pilates is known to increase a person's core strength with the help of its centering principle. How? Since centering requires a person to place the focus on the center of their body, the region in between the pubic bone and the lower ribs, performing Pilates will aid in attaining increase core strength by doing exercise that concentrates mostly on the center of the body.

-Another benefit that a your body can get in doing Pilates is mindfulness and relaxation. This can be achieved since Pilates exercise is done in a slow manner and with a relaxing environment, therefore providing opportunity for people practicing it to reach a relaxed state, making him concentrate and be aware of his whole body. As he reached a relaxing state, the person will be able to discern and learn what areas and parts of his boy needs more development and improvement. Thus people practicing Pilates are known to have developed and improved posture and proper breathing and they become less stressed.

-Pilates is known for its adaptability, making it easy to perform and do by almost anyone. A person regardless of his size, weight, color, race, age and gender can perform this kind of exercise. Also, you can choose what set of Pilates you would want to perform and practice among the large number of Pilates techniques available.

-Improved muscle tone and weight loss are also benefits that one can get in doing Pilates religiously and in an appropriate way. Despite the fact that Pilates does not make use of weights and other heavy equipment when exercising, most people practicing this exercise have been observed to have toned muscles and have lost weight as they have desired. These are just some of the result of the proper breathing techniques, full body concentration and sets of well-coordinated Pilates exercises.

-Pilates is an easy to do exercise. But for beginners, doing it with the help of a Pilates expert or trainer is advisable to make sure that you will be able to do the set of exercises properly and a trainer may help you choose and decide what sets of Pilates exercise is suited for you. Once you have learned to do the exercise appropriately, you can try to practice it without the guidance of your Pilates Trainer.

-Pilates is focused to improve not just one area or portion of your body but your over-all body including the mind. Thus practicing Pilates does not only mean improving your physical state but as well as improving your intellectual and your state of mind.

Even if performing Pilates will give an individual a lot of benefits, it is important to remember that doing things improperly will not help you to attain the goals that you have set for yourself in performing the exercise. Doing your exercise wholeheartedly is one secret of making sure that you will be able to get the benefits that is offered by Pilates.




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