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Pilates Workouts Are For Every Body
The Pilates Method teaches a common-sense approach to efficient movement habits for whole-body health. Every Pilates exercise combines strength and flexibility with breathing and total body awareness. Learning to pay attention to what your body is doing and how it moves is a must for getting the most from your Pilates training program. Developed as a system or movement regime, Pilates training provides a variety of choices both in exercises and specialized Pilates equipment to help reinforce good movement habits for an improved quality of life.
May 8, 2008, 09:13
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Oh My Aching Feet…Foot Pain, Foot Fitness, & Pilates Exercises for Fantastic Feet!
Here are a six interesting foot facts that I found recently from the while researching foot health and exercise on the web.
• Seventy-five percent of Americans will experience foot health problems of varying degrees of severity at one time or another in their lives.
• Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
• There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
• Your feet mirror your general health. Such conditions as arthritis, diabetes, nerve and circulatory disorders can show their initial symptoms in the feet -- so foot ailments can be your first sign of more serious medical problems.
• Many people have the erroneous notion that their feet are supposed to hurt.
• Only a small percentage of the population is born with foot problems, the American Podiatric Medical Association believes. Its neglect and a lack of awareness of proper care -- including ill-fitting shoes -- that brings on the problems.
May 4, 2008, 21:07
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Improve Posture & Reduce Pain - Pilates and Posture Principles for Health
Do I have to practice Pilates to improve my posture?
Not necessarily. However, the Pilates exercises can be a wonderful way to help you change habits. Everything that you learn about your body with the Pilates Method can be applied to both your everyday life and other fitness activities. The principles of breathing and conscious body awareness with movement that are taught with Pilates training helps to reinforce good posture habits. The Pilates exercises place the body in safe non-weight bearing positions to improve alignment, strength and flexibility. With better body mechanics the exercises help retrain muscle systems for more efficient movement habits. Improved posture is a by-product of a well-balanced muscular system and a great way to develop this is with a Pilates workout program.
May 4, 2008, 16:54
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What Pilates Can Do for You!
The Pilates Method teaches a holistic, common-sense approach to efficient movement habits for whole-body health. Developed as a system or movement regime, Pilates training provides a variety of choices in both exercises and specialized Pilates equipment to help reinforce good movement habits, lying down, seated, kneeling, and standing. Everything you learn about how to move your body with the Pilates exercises can be practiced during other sport & fitness activities. New habits learned during Pilates workouts can also be reinforced during daily life activities.
Joseph Pilates believed that, “Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.” A sound mind in a strong body gives us the tools necessary to live life to the fullest. If you’re looking for a fitness program that is fun, challenging, develops balance and control, provides total body conditioning, improves posture and breathing, helps reduce stress, and has a strong focus on a combination of core strength and flexibility – read on to learn more about what the Pilates can do for you!
Mar 24, 2008, 23:57
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The Benefits of The Iliopsoas Muscle to Pilates - Part 2
In Part 1 the anatomy, benefits, and function of the iliopsoas muscle were reviewed for a greater understanding of the importance it plays in movement and health. Fine for the brain to understand the concepts, how does one practically apply this information to Pilates? In this article I will review a few of the tricks I use to help my clients find the illiopsoas and release the rectus femoris, as well as several of my favorite exercises to facilitate a client’s understanding of how to find the psoas with out “gripping” the front of the thighs.
Nov 27, 2007, 12:15
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