The benefits brought by practicing Pilates to human mind and body. Developed by Joseph Pilates in the early 20th century, Pilates focuses on spurring muscle exertion to boost the strength of the entire body. It is a mind-body exercise, including movements designed exclusively to improve flexibility, mobility, strength, and posture. Physical benefits of Pilates • Boosting muscular strength: Pilates concentrates on stimulating major groups of muscles like abdominal muscles, thoracic diaphragms, and pelvic floor muscles to build a strong body. This helps improve the ability to maintain balance and boost physical strength. • Improving postures: Pilates movements focus on the stability and adjust the spinal column, helping improve postures and reduce the risks of backache and joint problems. • Boosting flexibility: Pilates’ muscle stretching movements help improve the flexibility of the body, relieve muscle strain, increase mobility, and reduce the risk of injuries. • Improving muscle functioning: All Pilates movements aim at improving the functioning of all muscles, which is good for daily activities like lifting, balancing, pushing and pulling objects. • Being suitable for everyone: Pilates can be adjusted to suit everybody, from beginners to long-time practitioners. Most movements are done in the lying or sitting postures, which exert […]