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| Pilates |
"After 10 sessions, you'll FEEL a
difference. After 20 sessions, you'll SEE a difference.
After 30 sessions, you'll have a NEW BODY!"
Joseph Pilates |
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The study and practice of Pilates has
enabled me to overcome back injuries and to engage, not
only in normal daily activities, but also in very
physical activities such as hiking, backpacking, skiing
and helping others to do the same.
After injuring my back and practicing traditional
physical therapy exercises for several years, I
continued to struggle to get out of bed, hobble down the
stairs and make it through the day while taking pain
medication and/or muscle relaxers. Some days, I just had
to give in and lie flat until I was able to move again. On my mother's suggestion, I
started practicing some basic Pilates exercises and
quickly saw improvement.
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| Over the last decade, I have witnessed many people take
their fitness to higher levels allowing them to enjoy a
fuller life through the practice of Pilates. With time and dedication, Pilates practice
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- Improve strength, flexibility and balance
- Build long lean muscles without bulk
- Create a stronger, more flexible spine and
increase joint range of motion
- Heighten neuromuscular coordination
- Restore postural alignment
- Enhance body awareness
- Condition efficient patterns of movement
making the body less prone to injury
- Reduce stress, relieve tension and boost
energy
- Enhance mobility, agility and stamina
- Compliment sports training and develop
functional fitness for daily life activity
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| Following are links to articles
you may find interesting. Click on blue article
title for direct link or on the link to the
right of the title for a printable Adobe pdf file. |
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Pilates Helps Practitioners Build Strength,
Overcome Pain |
Click
here for pdf |
A Low Impact Way to Build Core, Strength,
Endurance &Flexibility
Mayo Clinic |
Click
here for pdf |
Pilates: Effective for Injury
Rehabilitation
Originally
published in Canada's Beyond Fitness magazine. |
Click
here
for
pdf |
Age Defiance, Pilates Helps Keep Older Woman Fit
Woman, age 93, & daughter combat back
pain & osteopenia |
Click
here
for pdf |
Male Athletes Get No Pain, Big Gain From Pilates
USA Today |
Click
here
for pdf |
Q and A with Carson Palmer, NFL Quarterback
Balanced Body Pilates, Pilates.com |
Click
here for pdf |
Golfers Getting Into the Swing of Fitness Regimen
USA Today |
Click
here for pdf |
Overcoming Youth Illnesses Led to
Exercise-Meditation Plan
USA Today, (story of Joseph
Pilates) |
Click
here for pdf |
Pilates
for Rehabilitation
Balanced Body
Pilates. Information and links to more articles. |
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Every Body Benefits From Pilates
Prevention.com |
Click
here
for pdf |
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