Pilates for Life: Crafting core muscles--and quality of life
Pilates at Pilates for Life in Allen, TX will strengthen your core and stabilize your spine no matter your age or condition. It was originally created for rehabilitation, and later adopted by dancers and athletes to overcome injuries and enhance their performance abilities. When clients are referred to Pilates from orthopedics and doctors alike they usually want their patients to strengthen their core muscles. The focus for the Pilates practitioner is the four main core muscles that hug the spine which include the diaphragm (this is why breathing is so important), the transverse abdominals (the long sheet of muscle under the “six pack”), the mulitifitus (long muscle that runs along the whole spine) and the pelvic floor (all 26 little muscles in your pelvic “ bowl”). These are referred to as the core stabilizers because they are closest to the spine. It is vitally important to keep a spine healthy and sometimes Pilates not only can help a client get out of their pain but prevent them from having surgery.
By strengthening the core in the correct way and taking any contraindications needed, Pilates can help clients who have a variety of conditions such as back pain, neck pain, degenerative disk, herniated disk, bulging disk, stenosis, scoliosis, kyphosiis, osteoporosis, arthritis/osteoarthritis, spondylolisthesis MS, stroke, fibromyalgia .
Pilates for Weight Loss? Yes, clients will notice within 6 weeks if pilates is done at least 3 times a week that their clothes start fitting better and they lose a few sizes. Not only that, but fit clients who have worn the calorie counter watch with the band around the torso have clocked in at burning 425 calories a session!
The bottom line is that Pilates gives people a better quality of life when practiced weekly and this form of exercise is for a wide range people from pre teen to in their 90’s. Pilates was created for men and women embraced it. Men who golf and do Pilates have a better distance of the ball and the range of motion they have in their upper spine improves greatly.
Pilates for Life offers a variety of private sessions, group equipment, and mat classes to serve every need.