What Are The Benefits One Can Get In Doing Pilates?

By Angela Winter


One of the most popular form of exercise nowadays is Pilates. One reason for the increasing popularity for Pilates is that it is easier to do and practice than other forms of exercise. Aside from that, there are also a lot of benefits that an individual can get from doing Pilates. Pilates exercise focuses on 6 important principle, in which if practiced appropriately will yield the outcome that a person is aiming. Centering, concentration, control, precision, breathing and flow are the 6 essential concepts of Pilates. Now what are the benefits that a person can get from doing Pilates? Here are some of them:

-Increasing the core strength- as mentioned earlier, centering is one of the principles of Pilates. Centering simply means putting the focus to the center of the body, which is the area between the lower ribs and pubic bone. So when you are doing Pilates and applying this kind of principle, you are increasing your core strength.

-Another benefit that a your body can get in doing Pilates is mindfulness and relaxation. This can be achieved since Pilates exercise is done in a slow manner and with a relaxing environment, therefore providing opportunity for people practicing it to reach a relaxed state, making him concentrate and be aware of his whole body. As he reached a relaxing state, the person will be able to discern and learn what areas and parts of his boy needs more development and improvement. Thus people practicing Pilates are known to have developed and improved posture and proper breathing and they become less stressed.

-Pilates is known for its adaptability, making it easy to perform and do by almost anyone. A person regardless of his size, weight, color, race, age and gender can perform this kind of exercise. Also, you can choose what set of Pilates you would want to perform and practice among the large number of Pilates techniques available.

-A person's muscle tone is also improved when practicing Pilates. Aside from that, a person may also lose weight if they want if they choose the proper Pilates techniques needed for their desired effect. It is good to know that Pilates exercise does not make use of weight-lifting equipment but still can help a person tone his/her muscle and lose weight the way they want. The weight loss and toned muscle is usually the effect of doing Pilates that makes use of proper breathing technique, full body concentration and set of well-coordinated Plates exercises.

-Most people choose to do Pilates because it is easy to do. But if you want to be able to achieve the benefits of practicing Pilates, it is advisable that you do it with the guidance of a Pilates expert for you to be able to learn the proper way to perform the exercises. other than that, a Pilates expert or trainer will also help you to choose what set of Pilates exercise is well-suited for you. Once you are already comfortable doing your Pilates exercises on you, you can practice doing it without the help of your trainer.

-Pilates is focused to improve not just one area or portion of your body but your over-all body including the mind. Thus practicing Pilates does not only mean improving your physical state but as well as improving your intellectual and your state of mind.

One can see that they can get a lot of benefits from doing Pilates. But the most important factor in doing any kinds of exercise is to make sure to do it appropriately and putting your heart in the exercise that you are doing. That way, you will not only be getting the benefits that you desire in doing the exercise, but you will be able to love the things that you do when practicing the exercise making you practice it more and more.




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