PILATES

Pilates is a method of physical conditioning made by Joseph Pilates more than 80 years ago. The popularity of it has increased thanks to a big group of people of the world of the music, dance, cinema and a famous sportsman and sportswoman. Pilates has the philosophy of the occidental exercise (more dynamic and concentrate on the muscular physic) with the oriental. Pilates made more than 500 exercises (it’s called Mat) and he invented an original and unique system of equipment. The movements are based on six basics principles: concentration, control, centralization, and fluency of movements, precision and breathing.

If we do different exercises of this method with few repetitions, we can strengthen and stretch our muscles without that muscles augment their volume. The object of Pilates is to get abdominal force, improve the flexibility and a total control of the body. The Pilates method also develop, in who practice it, abilities like the attention and the discipline. Moreover, it elevates the autoesteem, the capacity of concentration and the control of the person. Pilates treats to make our body and our mind stronger.

It’s important to keep a good corporal equilibrium and to control the breathing. The method works especially with the abdominals, the base of the shoulder and the glúteos as the only point of support; it is denominated “centre of force”. The exercises are done with a special equipment (Cadillac, Universal Reformer, High Chair, Big Barrel) and their always are done in inclined, seated, kneeling or stuck-up position. These movements can be imitated on mattresses.

Pilates can be practiced by all the world: young people, old people, people who need rehabilitation because they have had an injury… But this method has to be supervised by an official trainer. It would be the guarantee to know we are doing the exercises correctly.