About Pilates
New to Pilates method and wondering if it will work for you?
Pilates is a low-impact body and mind exercise system designed to strengthen and lengthen your muscles while balancing your whole body.
Invented by Joseph Pilates over 90 years ago, the method has entered the fitness mainstream proving to be extremely effective and easily modified to suit individual needs and levels.
Joseph Pilates was very ill as a child and dedicated his life to improving his physical strength. He became extremely fit and an enthusiastic skier, wrestler, diver, body-builder and gymnast. He believed that the "modern" life-style, bad posture and inefficient breathing, lay at the roots of poor health and used his method to both rehabilitate injuries and condition the body.
More about Joseph Pilates and the origins of his method
Pilates’s increasing popularity is due to a greater awareness of the importance the core muscles play in health and performance.
Does that mean you will be working only your core muscles? Absolutely not!
Regular Pilates work will correct muscular imbalance and strengthen your whole body, with emphasis on the muscles that support your spine, pelvis and shoulders.
Pilates is suitable for men and women of all ages and fitness levels. The method encourages your mind to control your body and focuses on proper form and alignment to ensure exercises are performed effectively.
As a result, you will achieve a strong, toned and erect body, improve your dynamic stability and help prevent
back pain and injury.
