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Pilates is an ingenious fitness program based on the idea of its founder Joseph Pilates. Due to its simplicity, this form of fitness soon became widely accepted. Attention to detail becomes a priority in Pilates and is accompanied by slow movements. It always focuses on how well you carry out a particular movement rather than how many you eventually managed to perform.
In Pilates, the mind possesses the ultimate power and controls each and every motion of the body. It aims to improve the overall body balance and enhance the way a student looks. So a possible Pilates performer should be informed from the start that he is not supposed to increase the muscle mass. Mastery of the mind will allow the body to move freely and accurately. Pilates can be done with or without machines. The philosophy fuelling it focuses on these vital areas-centering, concentration, control, precision, breathing, and flowing movement.
All moves in Pilates bear a certain meaning. This has become popular in the modern world as people look for new ways to manage their health and achieving peaceful states of mind at the same time. During these stressful times, this seems to be a very good option for achieving inner balance while sculpting the body to create an even more desirable aesthetic appeal. The fact that everyone can order a DVD so he or she can practice at home also contributed to increasing its popularity. If you need to use machines to practice Pilates, they are very affordable and anyone can buy one. There are types of exercises addressing to pregnant women and even to children. At the beginning its great movements were used for recovering dancers’ injuries and even one of the greatest revolutionary figure in Pilates, Moira Merrithew, became familiar to this concept only after suffering an accident. She later met Romana Kryzanawska who is one of Joseph Pilates’ disciples. Moira was introduced to Pilates by Romana, and later Moira she founded Stott Pilates to expand this sport worldwide under her own brand.
Pilates opens up people’s minds on how slow and gentle moves can be classified as sports and how it is used to sculpt the body. Finally people realize that the goal of sports is not to win, but to create a new level of health and happiness that anyone can enjoy without the pressure of being better than the next person. It is all about achieving inner equilibrium and an improve quality of life.
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