What is Pilates?
- Pilates is a mind-body exercise program with over 500 controlled exercises.
- Proper execution of each Pilates exercise is done by combining patterned breathing with body movement.
- Pilates contains a combination of strength and flexibility movements that helps to improve posture, tone muscles, reduce stress, alleviates and prevents back/neck pain, and helps to increase mind-body awareness.
- The focus of all exercises is QUALITY rather than QUANTITY
- Pilates works several muscle groups (large and small) simultaneously through smooth, flowing movements with emphasis on strengthening and stabilizing the abdominal, back, neck, shoulder and pelvic regions.
- Pilates exercises balances, aligns, tones, strengthens and energizes the body.