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The benefits of Pilates are numerous. It is a method that, first of all, will improve your strength, help you gain flexibility, and improve your balance. The core, or abdominal muscles (stabilizing muscles) are the primary muscles worked on in class. Joseph Pilates, who invented this method, called these muscles “the power house”. We need these muscles to maintain stability and to support the entire body whether we are moving or at rest. The Pilates method, however, considers the body as a whole. The entire body works in every single exercise, so that you will perform more efficiently and reduce risk of injury.
Through Pilates work, you will develop your body awareness (proprioception). You will learn to “think through your muscles” and will arrive at a sense of ease in doing any movement. Normally, when we have weak areas in our body, the body is thrown into imbalance and other areas of the body work harder to correct the imbalance. This is frequently the underlying reason for injury, chronic pain, and fatigue. The Pilates method is designed to reeducate and realign the body. The concentration on details of alignment makes this method of exercise unique, and ultimately extremely gratifying for the Pilates student. Pilates will not only teach you how to avoid injury, it will help you feel more energized and effective in your every day life. Pilates is a journey towards Well Being.