| Pilates incredible popularity can be traced to the fact | | | | fluid movements, it can be a great way to get a |
| that it provides its faithful practitioners with benefits | | | | better sense of the kinesthetics of your body. The |
| that you simply can't get through traditional aerobics | | | | sense of body that you can achieve through pilates is |
| strength training format. | | | | quite significant, and many find that they are better |
| 1. Makes You into Muscle Man | | | | able to balance themselves regardless of the position |
| If want a long, lean look without bulky muscles, but | | | | that they are in. |
| with all the strength. Would you like to build strength | | | | 3. A Mind-Body Workout That Strengthens Your |
| and endurance without getting the muscle man look? | | | | Whole Body |
| If so, pilates may be just what you have been | | | | Another one of the benefits of Pilates is that it |
| searching for. | | | | engages the mind and enhances body awareness. |
| There's a reason that pilates is the exercise of choice | | | | Like yoga, tai chi, and Asian martial arts, Pilates is not |
| for gymnasts and professional dancers. Most | | | | just a workout for your body. Joseph H. Pilates |
| conventional workouts tend to create bulky muscle. | | | | studied yoga, martial arts, and other ancient |
| Why is this? In most workouts, the emphasis is | | | | mind-body activities and included a strong philosophical |
| placed on repetition and building strong muscles. | | | | foundation into the practice of Pilates. |
| This causes already-strong muscles to get even | | | | Pilates not only helps tone your body, but your mind |
| strong, and thus bigger. Pilates does not rely on | | | | and spirit as well. The smooth, precise and flowing |
| frequent repetition, and thus no overgrown muscles. | | | | movements of Pilates are designed to make you |
| Pilates focuses on the whole body, not just on | | | | more mindful of your body. |
| sections of muscles. | | | | Breath movement is also emphasized to put you in |
| 2. Increases the Strength of Stabilizer Muscles | | | | touch with how breath moves through your body. |
| There are many benefits that one can achieve | | | | Pilates has been demonstrated to reduce stress, |
| through a proper use of the pilates program. One of | | | | anxiety, and helps lift depression. The mind-body |
| the most significant points of the pilates program is | | | | connection is fundamental to the study and practice |
| it's ability to increase the strength of stabilizer | | | | of pilates. |
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