4. DOCUMENTED BENEFITS OF THE PILATES METHOD
Combined with a generally healthy and physically active lifestyle, regular Pilates training can bring significant benefits such as:
- Strengthening and further improving the level of health.
- Improved functional performance in everyday life (through the functional application of the technique).
- Prolonged sense of well-being and high energy.
- Promoting physical and mental control, harmonious balancing between body and spirit-it is a “path” to inner harmony, through a well-coordinated body.
- Improvement of respiratory function (which brings additional associated benefits).
- Improvement of muscular strength, muscular endurance of articular mobility, balance, coordination and concentration.
- Frame alignment and stabilization, correct posture.
- Maintaining and enhancing bone density, contributes to the prevention of osteopenia.
- Prevention of musculoskeletal problems caused by a sedentary lifestyle.
- Relief from chronic back, shoulder and neck pain.
- Improvement in lordosis, scoliosis and kyphosis conditions.
- Relaxation from daily tension and natural stress relief.
- Stimulation and shaping of the body, with aesthetically uniform distribution of body mass and symmetrical muscle growth without unnecessary volume (trainees report that they appear thinner).
- Increased self-confidence and self-esteem.
- A better sex life.
- Extension of inner youth and youthful vigor even at an advanced age!