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Why is Pilates a Great Way to Wake Up Your Body?

By Sue Steinhauer, Senior Instructor, Pilates Unlimited, Takapuna and competitive Triathlete.

The Pilates philosophy focuses on training the mind and body to work together toward the goal of overall fitness. Its rising popularity reflects the tremendous surge in the mind-body movement in recent years.

The Pilates Method was developed more than 70 years ago by Joseph H. Pilates.

The Pilates Method of body conditioning is a unique system of about 500 stretching and strengthening exercises done either with Pilates apparatus or on a floor mat. It strengthens and tones muscles, improves posture, provides flexibility and balance, unites body and mind and creates a more streamlined shape.

Many of the old exercise regimes of the 1980s have proved to be imbalanced, inefficient exercises that isolate certain body parts while neglecting others. The Pilates Method works by using the muscles in synergy rather than isolation. It improves postural alignment and increases coordination resulting in a more effortless and graceful movement.

Instead of performing many repetitions of the same exercise, each exercise is performed only a few times but with intense concentration on form and precision.

The Pilates Method is designed for everyone, young or old, athletic or sedentary.

PILATES UNLIMITED

18 Northcroft Street

Takapuna, Auckland

Phone: 486-1018

Email: pilates@paradise.net.nz