Chocolate and Pilates...

Quote of the Day:

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world."

~Dalai Lama

COUPON CRAZE

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YUM for the TUM

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PILATES

I am sure you have heard of pilates and maybe even tried it out on video or at your local gym, but, where did this actually originate and why?

Developed by Joseph Pilates just around WW1 to help aid in the rehabilitation of wartime patients. His wife Clara incorporated his concepts and exercises in ways that benefited more seriously ill or injured clients. Her approachable style and special techniques spawned a dedicated lineage of teachers whose work flows through and uniquely colors the landscape of the Pilates method today.

Pilates is a systematic practice of specific exercises coupled with focused breathing patterns, it has proven itself invaluable not only as a fitness endeavor itself, but also as an important adjunct to professional sports training and physical rehabilitation of all kinds.

What is the primary focus? Increased lung capacity and circulation through deep, healthy breathing.

Strength and flexibility, particularly of the abdomen and back muscles, coordination-both muscular and mental, are key components in an effective Pilates program. Posture, balance, and core strength are all heartily increased. Bone density and joint health improve, and many experience positive body awareness for the first time.

Pilates teaches balance and control of the body, and that capacity spills over into other areas of one's life.

If you want more info about Pilates check out this PMA website!

"I must be right. Never an aspirin. Never injured a day in my life. The whole country, the whole world, should be doing my exercises. They'd be happier."
- Joseph Hubertus Pilates, in 1965, age 86

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