lundi 15 juillet 2013

Benefits In Doing Pilates

By Angela Winter


Pilates, one of the most popular form of exercise, is known to be easier to do and perform than other types of exercise making more and more people prefer to practice it. Other than that, it also offers a lot of benefits for the body. The main focus of the Pilates exercise is its six important principle. This principles, if practice properly will give benefits that is desired by a lot of people doing the exercise. These important concepts of Pilates include Centering, concentration, flow, breathing, control and precision. One may ask what benefits Pilates can provide their body? Here are some of the benefits that a person can get in doing Pilates:

-Increasing the core strength- as mentioned earlier, centering is one of the principles of Pilates. Centering simply means putting the focus to the center of the body, which is the area between the lower ribs and pubic bone. So when you are doing Pilates and applying this kind of principle, you are increasing your core strength.

-Pilates also develops mindfulness and relaxation-Unlike some other forms of exercise, Pilates is done in a slow pace and serene atmosphere. This produces a very relax state to the person practicing Pilates making him more aware of his whole body. When a person becomes more aware of his body, he will learn what areas or parts of his body need to be developed. People practicing Plates are observed to have better posture, improved breathing and 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.

-Pilates can also help a person achieve improved muscle tone and lose weight. Despite the fact that weight-lifting equipment is not utilized in this kind of exercise, Pilates can help a person attain the results of weight loss and toned muscle because of the set of properly-coordinated Pilates exercises, proper breathing techniques and full body concentration.

-Pilates exercises are easy to learn and there are a number of Pilates exercises that anyone can do or learn to do. When you decide to practice Pilates, it is advisable to do it with a Pilates expert that will guide you. Pilates instructor will help you decide and choose what kind of exercises is appropriate for you. Once you start to get the hang of it, you can perform Pilates within the comfort of your own home.

-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.

One can see that they can get a lot of benefits from doing Pilates. But the most important factor in doing any kinds of exercise is to make sure to do it appropriately and putting your heart in the exercise that you are doing. That way, you will not only be getting the benefits that you desire in doing the exercise, but you will be able to love the things that you do when practicing the exercise making you practice it more and more.




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