Friday, June 19, 2009

Pilates and Yoga Mats - Why They Offer You Additional Safety While Exercising
By Lilly Smithe

Pilates is an exercising method which focuses primarily on promoting physical harmony and balance, and thereby improving flexibility and strength for the entire body.

It includes a series of controlled movements. This will help you feel refreshed and alert with a feeling of mental and physical well-being. These exercises help the body to become strong and realigned, with movement in the overall posture.

These Pilates exercise programs enhance the quality of life for people of all ages along with their fitness levels. These are very popular methods of exercising all over the world. Similar to other types of workouts, the Pilates exercise method also requires some types of equipments, not to mention proper instruction. Pilates mats are important ones among them.

The Pilates exercises center around six basic principles which are the foundation for the program. The principles are:

1) Centering
2) Concentration
3) Control
4) Precision
5) Breathing
6) Flowing movement

Supine breathing, cat stretch, sun salutations etc are some of the important steps of Pilates exercise program.

Pilates Yoga mats are a versatile tools which can assist any home fitness program. They can be used to increase the comfort of any exercise program at home. If you have a hard floor for the floor and stretching exercises, these mats can come really handy. Lightweight, soft mats provide a comfortable cushion which is non-slip.

The beginners will need proper instructions for the proper alignments and techniques with the Pilates method of exercise. They can get these instructions in many different ways. They could do so by attending the classes since it is the best way to understand the techniques.
Unfortunately, not many people find this option as a convenient one.

As such, some people would like to do a Pilate mat workout from home. The good news for them is that they can get the live demo and instructions on the DVDs. Pilates workout DVDs are very popular in the market and are available for any skill levels. Look for a Mat Pilates DVD or a Stott Pilates Mat DVD program. However, the Pilates mat is very important to perform exercises like Yoga and other floor exercises from home.

The feature of good Pilates mats are as follows:

1) It has to be made from quality natural rubber material
2) They need to be environmental and it should be manufactured without PVC, hazardous phthalate plasticizers, or other heavy metals 3) It needs to be more convenient carry so that you can easily take it for your gym classes, Yoga classes or Pilates classes
4) It needs to be safe and shouldn't cause any harm to body or skin
5) Warm and soft
6) It should be Comfortable, durable, lightweight and washable
7) It should have Non-slip and sticky surface for safety

The yoga mat is not only safe for your health and our environment but it also guarantees the best performance which your practice deserves. Some companies allow you to print your logo, but only upon your request. These mats are available in different color size and thickness. The thickness may be 1cm, 105mm, 2cm etc. A thick Pilates mat is most important for your workout comfort and safety.

Lilly Smithe has been practicing Pilates for many years and loves the exercise regime. She has developed a website for pilates product reviews, PilatesReviewed.com, where you can also find a great collection of Pilates and Yoga Mats.
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