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Mind & Body"Conscientiously, faithfully and without deviation...keep your mind wholly concentrated on the purpose of the exercises as you perform them." ~ Joseph Pilates
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Pilates involves concentration and the coordination of breath and movement, like yoga and meditation, helping to balance the mind and body.
Regular practice of pilates will build strong lean muscle, and improve your concentration, efficiency of movement, and mobility.
Other benefits of Pilates to mind and body include:
- Better circulation
- Better posture
- Complements other fitness regimes
- Enhances the immune system
- Enhances injury prevention
- General sense of well-being
- Improved grace and agility of movement
- Improved balance
- Improved digestive function
- Improved kinesthetic awareness
- Improved sex life
- Improved sports and athletic performance
- Improved coordination
- Increase in overall energy
- Increased flexibility
- Increased mind/body connection
- Increased muscle tone
- Increased muscular strength, especially in the back and abs
- Increased range of motion
- Longer, more sculpted muscles
- More effective absorption of oxygen
- Stress reduction
~ list from Body & Soul Studios
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