Pilates

Joseph Pilates – ‘The Noble Man’

Joseph Pilates believed that the “modern” lifestyle, bad posture and inefficient breathing are the root cause of poor health. He devised a series of exercises and training techniques and engineered all the equipment.

Specifications and tuning required for teaching his method properly. During World War I, the British authorities posted him to teach wrestling and self-defence. He was confident that his students will become stronger than they were before. It was there that he began refining and teaching his minimal-equipment system of mat exercises that later became “Contrology”.

Some of the early use of Pilates’s exercise methods included rehabilitation of seriously injured veterans.  He and his wife founded a studio in New York City and directly taught and supervised their students well into the 1960s.

“Contrology”, related to encouraging the use of the mind to control muscles, focusing attention on core postural muscles that help keep the body balanced and provide support for the spine.

In particular, Pilates exercises teach awareness of breath and of alignment of the spine, and strengthen the core muscles. Gradually students of the performing-arts community of New York and ballet dancers also started following pilates’ exercise regimen because it helped to build flexibility, strength and stamina.

Joseph Pilates wrote several books, including Return to Life through Contrology and Your Health, and he was also a prolific inventor, with over 26 patents cited. Pilates continued to advocate for and teach his method well into his old age, even once he was physically incapable of performing the exercises himself.

“If your Spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. If it is completely flexible at 60, you are young.” – Joseph Pilates

Pilates:

1. Matwork :
2. Equipments:

Principles of Pilates:

1. Concentration
2. Control
3. Centering
4. Flow of movement
5. Precision
6. Breathing

 Benefits of Pilates:

• Improves Core Strength.
• Improves Posture.
• Improves Flexibility.
• Improve concentration,focus & productivity.
• Protects spine & joints while performing movements.
• Reduces Cortisol In Body Which Helps Burn Fats.
• Low Impact on Joints and High Impact on Results.
• Promotes Lymph Fluids Movement in the body.

Pilates is for everybody:

Pilates is for everybody, regardless of gender, age, race, size, ability, or current fitness level.

We offer a range of classes from beginners and improvers, intermediate and advanced so that everyone can access a suitable class depending on your fitness levels and experience.​​

“Pilates is only for women”

This is a very common misconception as many people believe that Pilates is only for women. In fact, Joseph Pilates, a German fitness enthusiast and a self-taught athlete was a man. Not many are aware that this exercise regime was originally intended for men. Joseph Pilates rehabilitated prisoners of war and helped many soldiers recover from their injuries using his method of ‘Contrology’.

Men normally engage in high impact exercise regimes which mostly activates one’s dominant muscle groups which in turn creates muscle imbalances. The non-dominant muscles tend to become tight, weak and prone to injuries. Practising Pilates regularly helps in lengthening and strengthening the muscles correctly, increases the range of motion in the joints and promotes overall development of the body. Famous male athletes like Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James do Pilates regularly to stay injury-free.

“One needs to be flexible to do Pilates”

This is a myth as people do not have to be flexible to do Pilates. Flexibility is one of the benefits of practising Pilates regularly. The Pilates exercise regime is geared to improve flexibility and a greater range of motion. And for people who are hyper-mobile or who are overly flexible, the core conditioning creates joint stability and for them the goal would be to towards balance of strength and flexibility. Exercises in Pilates can be modified to suit each Practitioner’s flexibility level.

“One needs to be fit to do Pilates”

Pilates is a very versatile form of exercise regime. It can be safely practised by everyone including active agers, children, those requiring rehabilitation, mums to be and just about anyone looking to get fit and stay injury free. Pilates is widely taught by physical therapists across the world to those suffering from scoliosis, arthritis, osteoporosis and any skeletal or muscular degenerative disease. All exercises can be modified to suit every individual’s goal or ability.