What Are the Benefits of Pilates

Pilates is gaining more and more supporters every year, and it doesn’t surprise me at all. A conscious, holistic approach to training allows you to strengthen, increase flexibility and stretch the whole body. From the previous text on this subject, which is HERE, you already know what the pilates method is. Today it’s time to take a better look at its benefits and the impact of regular training on the body and mind!

 

Here and Now

Personally, I believe that one of the greatest benefits of the pilates method is being aware of your body during the workout. Here, more than during any other form of activity, you should focus on what is here and now. It’s time for you to take care of yourself!

 

Age Doesn’t Matter

It doesn’t matter if you’re 20 or 60. If you exercise regularly or you’ve only just begun. Pilates training is for everyone. Beginners will strengthen and get to know their body. And those more advanced in training have the opportunity to level-up their workout! There is a wise proverb that perfectly illustrates this relationship: “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.”

 

Improvement of Body Posture and Stabilization of the Spine

Exercises are often based on strengthening deep, weak stabilizing muscles. Weak muscles lead to pain conditions, most often in the area of the lumbar spine, or to bad posture. All this makes life less comfortable. Regularly performed pilates exercises allow you to improve your own comfort without any equipment.

 

 

A Better Figure and a Firmer Body

This is another big advantage of this type of exercise. Pilates is based on strengthening and isometric exercises that strongly engage muscles to work without the need for equipment or additional weight. By training with the Pilates method, you will strengthen your body without overbuilding your muscles. It is worth remembering that the more we are aware of the involvement of the appropriate muscles to work, the more effective the training and the higher the energy expenditure per unit of time. So more conscious training means more effective training and more burned calories.

 

Stress Level Reduction

Stress is the scourge of our times. We are exposed to both small and large stressors. Thanks to working on the breath, pilates helps reduce tension and stress. It is conscious and controlled breathing that allows you to reduce tension as well as relax and oxygenate the muscles. All this leads to taking care of the body, while taking care of the mental sphere.

 

More Flexible Body

Too little flexibility of the body leads to a greater risk of injuries. Pilates training allows you to take care of these aspects and improve your range of motion. It seems all the more important in the era of a sedentary lifestyle which leads to overload and deepening posture defects. Pilates relaxes and strengthens the body, thanks to which the body learns the correct tension of the appropriate muscle groups to maintain the correct posture.

I hope I’ve resolved all your doubts and now you can’t wait to start training with my Diet&Training by Ann app! Remember that these exercises will be great as a form of relaxation after a hard day. Of course, properly selected exercises can really tire you out, thus, depending on your needs, Pilates is a universal and good form of physical activity, which I heartily encourage you to do.