Thursday 23 May 2013

Benefits of Pilates exercises for beginners

Can Pilates exercises for beginners help you lose weight? Well, here is the answer for it. Check out.

Runner or golfer, tennis player or new mom, chances are you've heard someone talking about the benefits of Pilates. Many types of people, at many levels of fitness, who have begun doing Pilates exercises say they've seen improvements in range of motion, flexibility, circulation, posture, and abdominal strength -- and decreases in back, neck and joint pain.

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Forty years after his death, the system of exercises developed by Joseph Pilates has never been in such demand. But can the benefits of Pilates (puh-LAH-teez), the system of strengthening and stretching exercises designed to develop the body's core, mobilize the spine and build flexibility, really be that far-reaching?

Ref: http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/the-benefits-of-pilates



Total Body Workout

Pilates works the body in a functional way, using muscles in synergy with each other.  This is the way that the body is designed to be used and the movement sequences performed can prepare you for the physical challenges of everyday life.

Core Stability & Postural Alignment


Poor posture accounts for a variety of aches and pains that hamper a large percentage of the population.  According to the BBC Health web site, ‘4 in 5 adults experience back pain at some point’ (BBC Health).

If your parents didn’t teach you to sit up straight, then Pilates is definitely for you.  Pilates teaches you to consciously maintain optimum anatomical alignment in all positions and during movement.  By coordinating the body as a whole, we are stronger, thus reducing the chances of injury caused by overuse of one area.

Muscle Tone and Strength

Pilates is a fantastic way to sculpt your muscles.  In order to get optimum results you should participate in 3 or more sessions per week.  And if you have a cuddly layer of adipose tissue (fat!) hiding your ‘ripped’ physique then your Pilates workouts will need to be complimented with 5 x 30 minute cardiovascular workouts per week to reduce your body fat percentage.

The PM’s work outs consist of Pilates and regular jogging sessions, this is a great combination.  Pilates isn’t a cardiovascular workout and will not exercise your heart and lungs enough to reduce your chances of developing heart disease.

Improved Body Awareness

Pilates work outs are designed to improve balance and coordination by teaching a greater connection between the mind and body.  Many of the older clients that I have trained have forgotten how to use various muscles and their reaction times are slow.  This is often very frustrating for them and it comes as a surprise.  Pilates is an ideal way to get back in touch with your own body so that you can use it to its full potential.

Ref: http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/exercise/pilates-for-beginners-benefits.htm

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