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:

-A person's core strength is increased when doing Pilates. One of the essential principles of Pilates is centering which means focusing to the center of the body which can be found in the area between the lower ribs and pubic bone. In Pilates, doing exercises that focuses on centering will help your body to increase its core strength.

-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 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.

There may be a lot of benefits that an individual can get from doing Pilates, but doing it halfheartedly won't do the trick and will not help you to attain your goals in doing the exercise. What's very important is that you put your heart on whatever exercise you decided to do for you to achieve the results that you desire.




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