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Pilates Fad Fabulous - Movies, Music, Fashion, Sports - Posted: 13th Jun, 2005 - 2:08am
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Pilates - Fad Or Fabulous?
Recently, I began including some Pilates-style exercises to my regular workout routine. I had heard the name bounced around by celebrity hounds on TV and among friends, but never really knew what it was all about. After reading a little from the Pilates organization, I'm really happy to know that it's a wonderful way to build strength and flexibility, as well as lose weight. I didn't realize that Pilates has been around for such a long time! Here is a little snip from the Website:
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| Practiced faithfully, Pilates yields numerous benefits. Increased lung capacity and circulation through deep, healthy breathing is a primary focus. Strength and flexibility, particularly of the abdomen and back muscles, coordination-both muscular and mental, are key components in an effective Pilates program. Posture, balance, and core strength are all heartily increased. Bone density and joint health improve, and many experience positive body awareness for the first time. Pilates teaches balance and control of the body, and that capacity spills over into other areas of one's life. |
In other words, it isn't just an exercise routine, it's a philosophy for living! I'm really enjoying including the precise, full-body-control movements and breathing into my weekly routine.
Roz
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Post Date: 13th Jun, 2005 - 2:08am / Post ID: #
Fabulous Fad Pilates
Before my wife started having problems she was going to the gym and was in a pilates class. She said that the people who where long timers where really dedicated to the pilates lifestyle. Some of them had been doing it since its inception and did them faithfully everyday, dividing up what areas they worked on of course. I don't think it is a fad. I'm sure it will die down a bit and not be a fashionable, but it wont go away, it had dedicated followers before it was popular.
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