Why Do Pilates? – Your Pilates Questions Answered
An FAQ for Pilates.
Whether outside or indoors, rock climbing is a full body workout. There are many muscles that come into play when rock climbing. Cross training with Pilates for rock climbing can be very beneficial. Let’s first look at some of the muscles that are used when rock climbining. More common muscles used when climbing: Forearms: Grip […]
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Pilates is a great form of cross training for so many sports. Can Pilates and cycling be combined for greater results? Let’s see! You’re outside, whizzing by cars, stop signs and pedestrians on your bicycle. Or you’re in a spinning class climbing a steep hill, pushing on the pedals with all your might. While it’s […]
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Swimming is a whole-body exercise with a lower incidence of serious injuries. When problems do arise it is often due to over-stress of muscles during training or competition. Most injuries occur in the back, knees or shoulders. Pilates can help swimmers by using appropriate breathing patterns. Areas Pilates can help swimmers Breathing: Appropriate breathing patterns […]
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Pilates can help kayakers Kayaking is a low-impact cardio workout that provides a rigorous muscular strength workout. Paddling down a quiet stream requires less work than trying to get through rapids without falling over. However, cross training during and off season can help make the experience more enjoyable. We’ll look more at how Pilates can […]
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Pilates can help your rowing If we take at the list of all the muscles being used when rowing, we have pretty much the entire body working. From muscles that allow you to plantar flex your ankles (point your toes) to the muscles along your spine to help extend your spine. Small, deep stabilizing muscles […]
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The gardening season is slowly coming to a close however there are still a few weeks left. Throughout the spring and summer you’ve probably noticed that gardening is providing you with some much needed exercise after the winter. Pilates can help gardeners enjoy their craft and the outdoors more. Why is Gardening Good Exercise? While gardening […]
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Brisk walking can be almost as challenging as jogging. Why? When walking at speeds faster than 3.1 miles/hour, stride length naturally increases. As we know, a longer stride length is less efficient, requiring more energy to move your legs. This in turn requires more arm and torso movement, leading to increased torso and hip rotation. […]
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Walking Walking may be the most natural and simple workout there is. It’s easy, inexpensive and a good way to get and keep in shape. Walking can be anything from a hike in the mountains, to a stroll along the beach. Walking with family and friends, walking the dog, or just walking to relax and […]
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How can Pilates help golf? Spring is just around the corner and the golf season is not far behind. It may not seem like Pilates would help, but the benefits of Pilates for golf are huge. Just working on balancing out muscular imbalances due to swinging on one side, came a make difference in your […]
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There seems to be a Pilates class that can help with every sport and activity out there. It almost seems too good to be true that one form of exercises can affect the body’s performance so positively in so many activities. Running is yet another activity that Pilates positively influences. “Pilates benefits runners?” you […]
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