“core stability and strength”
“improved fitness and health”
“benefits of pilates”
What are the benefits?
• Creates a balance between increased strength and flexibility
• Enhances core strength and stability
• Improves physical coordination
• Helps to relieve stress and improve self-esteem
• Improves body awareness, posture and alignment
• Ideal rehabilitation application
Who can benefit?
• Men and women of any age wishing to improve fitness and body tone
• Women wishing to maintain well-being during pregnancy and postnatal recovery.
• People in need of remedial and rehabilitation work
• Amateur to elite athletes & dancers
• Elderly people who need to improve their posture, strength, balance and bone density
The proliferation of Pilates studios worldwide is a lasting testimonial to the Joseph Pilates' intuitive understanding of human movement.
Following his death in 1967, the regime almost disappeared for a number of years, but a devoted few believers kept the ideals alive until the tide turned and the Pilates method gained the popular recognition it always deserved.
Today Pilates principles have infiltratied many forms of exercise, from traditional yoga and its adaptations (eg yogalates), through to the proliferation of ever changing Gym classes, dance center fitness sessions, school PE classes, and the list goes on. Professional sporting bodies worldwide now include Pilates as part of their routine training platform.
Joe’s emphasis on “core stability and strength” is embraced in many exercise regimes from all over the world.
"In order to achieve happiness, it is imperative to gain mastery of your body. If at the age of 30 you are stiff and out of shape, you are old. If at 60 you are supple and strong then you are young."
Joseph H. Pilates
The Pilates Method helps improve body awareness and alignment which in turn improves body shape, coordination and performance.
With professional application it helps avoid muscle and ligament damage and is one of the few exercise systems recommended for rehabilitation following injury and for lower back problems.
It is suitable for men and women of all ages and levels of fitness.