Monday, January 22, 2007

Pilates: The Creation of a Physical Fitness System

Pilates is system of physical fitness that had been developed in the early twentieth century by a person named Joseph Pilates who had written a minimum of two books about his Pilates Method and these include Return to Life through Contrology as well as Your Health: A Corrective System of Exercising That Revolutionizes the Entire Field of Physical Education.

His method Contrology referred to the manner in which using the mind to control the muscles was encouraged and the exercise program focused on the core postural muscles which are able to keep the balance of the body and are vital for providing support for the spine. Pilates exercises, in particular, are able to teach the student awareness of breath as well as aligning the spine and strengthening of the deep torso muscles that are important if one wants to alleviate as well as prevent back pain.

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