By Vino Rayen
Pilates is all the rage in just about every gym and health club across the USA and the world. It is an excellent method of exercising that helps you get into shape without making you sore.
Whoever came up with the slogan 'no pain no gain' obviously wasn't thinking of Pilates when they said it!
Pilates exercise was named after Joseph Pilates. During the early 1900s he was a boxer, living in England. During WWI, Pilates a German prisoner of war and he came up with his exercise system based on yoga, Zen philosophy, and many exercises he had found in Roman and Greek history. His method become a whole body approach to health and benefited many of his fellow prisoners of war improving their health and chance of survival.
The modern version of the Pilates prison camp workout is a series of exercises that improve the strength and flexibility of your body through a series of coordinated stretching and balancing exercises.
The Pilates Method can improve the following areas or conditions of your body:
Injury Prevention & Recovery
Improved Alignment
Enhanced Breathing & Circulation
Increased Strength, Flexibility & Balance
Improved Muscle Tone, Energy & Mental Concentration.
Pilates is recommended by chiropractors the help strengthen the back and spine. After using the Pilates system consistently for several weeks a person will notice increased mobility in the joints, improved circulation, a flatter stomach, and a thinner waist and thighs. Pilates can also help strengthen the body from the inside out by focusing on the whole body and whole body movements which help blood flow to almost all of your organs which in turn helps to relieve stress and anxiety.
Perhaps the best part of Pilates is the fact that it can be done from the privacy of your own living room. That's right, with the quality of Pilates DVDs you can pop a disc into your player, move the coffee table out of the way and you are exercising before you know it. Going to the gym is great but many people feel self conscious and people look over at them and watch them exercise.
This is especially true of people who are shy or perhaps a little overweight or maybe a lot overweight to the point where they don't want to go out of their home.
With a Pilates DVD, you don't have to go out of your home which makes it much easier for people to work out. Sometimes people who want to work out don't live close to the gym or it takes 15 to 20 minutes to get there. Before you know it you have spent an hour commuting back and forth to the gym and who has that kind of time?
Because Pilates is such a low impact routine, it is very attractive to those recovering from an injury, the eldery, and the overweight. By increasing circulation Pilates helps to reduce weight gradually.
The benefits of Pilates are many and the best part is it can be done right in the privacy of your own home with a high quality Pilates DVD.
If you are looking to get started in pilates and want simple easy to follow guidence, take a look at my new online training program so you too can enjoy the amazing benefits that pilates brings.
More articles about pilates dvd can be found at yogaid.com. If you are looking to get started in pilates and want simple easy to follow guidance, take a look at my new online training program so you too can enjoy the amazing benefits that pilates brings.
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