About Pilates
The Pilates Method of body conditioning is a unique system of stretching and strengthening exercises developed
over ninety years ago by Joseph H. Pilates. By exercising the “Pilates Way” core muscles are activated and strengthened.
The body and mind begin to work together.
It’s an intense, ongoing challenge blending Eastern and Western philosophies of physical and mental conditioning.
What does this mean for you? The Pilates Method gives you the stretching benefits of a yoga class along with the great
muscle tone of a work out with weights.
This discipline focuses on muscular harmony and balance; it’s a whole new way to get your body moving.
The Pilates workout changes how you feel about your own body. It increases your vitality, makes you feel years younger,
and improves your posture while toning those “flabby” muscles. Furthermore, the Pilates system eliminates most nagging back pain.
Joseph Pilates’s 1945 definition of physical fitness: “The attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body
with a sound mind fully capable of naturally, easily, and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with
spontaneous zest and pleasure.”
Joe Pilates called his program "Contrology" - the mind’s control over the body. He had the right idea.
Whether you’re young, old, injured, pregnant, overweight, or perfectly healthy and seeking a state of completely
balanced mental and physical fitness, Pilates can be for you.
It is a no-stress, no-impact way to accomplish your goals without strain to the heart or internal organs.
Precision, not repetiton or weight, is always stressed. Adding bulk is not the goal; the development of long, lean,
defined muscles with increased strength is the reward.
Main Benefits of Pilates:
1. Strengthens deep core muscles
2. Stretches the body developing longer,
leaner muscles
3. Helps prevent injury
4. Cures most back pain
5. Improved posture
6. Can be customized for everyone from
rehab patients to elite athletes
7. The spinal column is lengthened and
decompressed
8. Improves balance, control, and flexibility
9. Eases the stressful aspects of your life
10. Enhances breathing
11. Shrinks the waistline
12. Perks up the bottom
Who does Pilates?
Mikhail Baryshnikov,
Sharon Stone,
Julia Roberts,
Melanie Griffith,
Uma Thurman,
Vanessa Williams,
Danny Glover &
Sandra Bullock,
just to name a few.
