Some folks wonder what
exactly Pilates is FOR. It’s not exactly
weight training and it’s not quite as meditative as yoga and there’s so much
weird equipment.
While what Pilates is for
does vary some from person to person depending on individual needs and
experience, here are a few things that it can improve:
• Range of Motion. Many very strong people spend so much time
strengthening and contracting muscles that they end up with limited movement
options. Pilates can open up more space.
• Balance. Falling down is bad. Sprained ankles and thrown-out backs are also
bad. Good balance helps prevent injury. And we all like to be graceful (or at least
not entirely clumsy…).
• Posture. Posture doesn’t sound all that sexy, but
really it is. In our screen and chair
culture, we create a lot of back and neck pain for ourselves. Pilates helps us undo the damage and even
create better ways of interacting with our environments that don’t hurt
us. Also, we look thinner when we stand
with better posture.
Try it!
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