| One of the key benefits of taking a pilates | | | | class is something that has been used by |
| class is your increased strength. Few people | | | | professional dancers for years now, the |
| realize that one of the best ways of strength | | | | discipline has been picked up by professional |
| training is through pilates class. Most | | | | sports teams that now incorporate pilates in |
| people equate strength training with | | | | their training regimes. Big name teams from |
| repetitive weight training exercises. | | | | the NFL, the NBA and the MLB have all begun |
| However, there are other ways of strength | | | | incorporating pilates in their strength |
| training that put far less pressure on your | | | | training regimes to help their players avoid |
| body's joints, muscles and ligaments - and | | | | some of the most common overuse injuries that |
| taking a pilates class is one of them. | | | | are witnessed in professional sports. |
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| Pilates class helps with strength training by | | | | Many people will hold on steadfastly to the |
| integrating your trunk, pelvis and shoulder | | | | belief that the only way to get proper |
| girdle while emphasizing proper breathing, | | | | strength training is through an intensive |
| the correct alignment of your spinal cord and | | | | weight training program. However, those who |
| pelvis with the incorporation of smooth | | | | are familiar with pilates class know that |
| flowing movement that allows you to access | | | | such beliefs are simply not true. Pilates |
| each part of your body. The exercises are | | | | class offers you more than just a fit and |
| meant to help you become familiar with your | | | | flexible body and a calm mind; it also gives |
| body's function and mechanics. Pilates | | | | you better balance, better posture all while |
| exercises were designed to help strengthen a | | | | making your stronger and more resilient to |
| person's body without injury or stress to the | | | | the shocks that a person's body takes through |
| individual's joints or ligaments, which in | | | | the course of simply living. |
| turn helps you run faster, jump higher and | | | | |
| dance endlessly - without pain, discomfort or | | | | Not convinced? Then simply join a pilates |
| injury. | | | | class and you will see the difference within |
| | | | just a few weeks. |
| Although strength training through pilates | | | | |