Are you wondering what you can get from a Long Island Pilates class? Pilates is a tremendous workout that’s famous for its ability to work the whole body in equal measure. Just a few of the benefits include a better toned body, greatly improved balance, and much more graceful movement. Acrobats, gymnasts, and dancers alike have sworn to this method.
While you would think that Pilates must be a thousands-year-old technique, you would be amazed to discover it’s not even hundred yet! Continue reading to know the history of this amazing workout routine.
As quoted by Joseph Pilates, the original creator of the Pilates method in 1925, Pilates is defined as “the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind fully capable of naturally, easily and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneous zest and pleasure.” Joseph Pilates was known as a fitness expert in both Europe and the United States before he was even 20 years old. The forms of exercise he mastered came from both the East and West, such as yoga, Zen, and ancient Roman and Greek regimens. At the young age of 14 he had developed his body so much that he modeled for anatomy charts.
Joseph Pilates developed the classical Pilates system with the belief that natural movements were the key to great exercise. All exercises are performed by kneeling, lying down, or sitting. This is done to avoid unnecessary strain on the heart and lungs. Everything about the Pilates training method is based on moving naturally and is often referred to as Pilates return to life through “contrology,” or the optimal method of movement and posture through space.
Anyone who worked as a dancer on Broadway in the 40s and 50s well remembers Pilates. It was so popular at the time that it was considered required training for all dancers. Joseph Pilates also successfully used his method for physical rehabilitation of injured individuals. He trained circus performers, dancers, and acrobats from all over in the Pilates method to better condition their bodies. They quickly learned that the Pilates method would give them the body they needed to best move through everyday life and work.
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