How Does Pilates Work...

Pilates teaches people that effective exercise is about quality rather than quantity. You learn to respect your body as an integrated system made up of interrelated parts. The aim is to train muscles and joints for optimal movement and efficient body mechanics.

Conditioning muscles and improving joint mobility does not happen by doing more repetitions faster and harder. Pilates is not about numbers. Rather it is about positive physical changes occurring because people begin to understand how muscles and bones work together.

The strong, integrated, Pilates body is built on awareness, attention to detail, and the realization that you must always work with your body rather than against. “No pain, no gain”, has no meaning in a Pilates session.

WHO BENEFITS FROM PILATES…

Pilates-based exercise can be adapted for just about anybody – from elite athletes to those looking to keep their bodies fit and healthy to people recovering from injury.

Athletes and dancers use Pilates to stay highly tuned, injury free, and ready for peak performance. For the general public, Pilates offers a refreshing change from traditional types of exercise. You become stronger, more flexible, and rejuvenated without jarring or straining your body in the process.

For those in rehabilitation, Pilates is unsurpassed. Modified Pilates exercises are restorative, safe and beneficial.