Perhaps you are great at one particular activity, running or spinning for example. It’s something you do routinely and excel at it. But if that’s all you do day after day you may be setting yourself up for injury or boredom. Cross training can help. The term cross training refers to a training routine that…
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We’ve looked at some of the more physical components of fitness and Pilates helps these areas in the past issues. Aside from the physical components of fitness, there are other many other ways Pilates fitnes into health and wellness. For examples social health, mental health, emotional health and spiritual health. Social Health Social health is…
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The secondary components of fitness consist of balance, coordination agility, reaction time, speed, power and mental capability. We’ll take a look at balance, coordination, agility and mental capability and how Pilates can help these components. Balance is the ability to maintain a specific body position in either a stationary or dynamic situation. The benefits of…
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In the next few issues I will look at various components of fitness and see how Pilates addresses these areas, which areas Pilates excels at and areas where other activities need to be added to compliment your Pilates training. In this issue we will look at the primary components of fitness. These are cardiorespiratory capacity,…
Read moreDo you ever wonder why you can’t just stick to exercising? Besides that it’s a chore to exercise, do you sometimes feel like running doesn’t suit you, or doing the Jane Fonda aerobics thing doesn’t do it for you. Maybe Zumba just doesn’t get you as excited as your neighbour claims it does. You see…
Read moreWhy do exercise? Any kind of fitness will reduce anxiety and stresses of every day life, or at least mental and emotional stress.
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Pilates is an excellent movement modality for all ages especially teens and young adults.
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Just because this site is about Pilates doesn’t mean other forms of physical activity are not equally and sometimes more valuable. Why do pilates at all can be to maintain strength and enduracne for other physical activities.
Read moreThere are many of doing pilates regularly. One of the more common reasons take up pilates is for the core strength or the tight, flat abs. Another “Why do pilates?” reason.
Read moreWhy do some many quit exercises? Not exactly a reason why do pilates but understanding why people don’t exercises may help us develop new reason to do pilates!
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