Pilates was formed by Joseph Pilates during the First World War with the proposal to improve the rehabilitation program for the many returning veterans. Joseph Pilates believed mental and physical health, are essential to one another. He recommended a few, precise movements emphasizing control and form to aid injured soldiers in regaining their health by strengthening, stretching, and stabilizing key muscles. Pilates created "The Pilates Principles" to condition the entire body: proper alignment, centering, concentration, control, precision, breathing, and flowing movement.

 

Health care professionals and Fitness experts now recommend Pilates as one of the safest forms of exercise available as well as one of the most efficient ways to tone and reshape your body.

 

Pilates using equipment, offers a more individually tailored workout than Mat Pilates.  A program can be created for you to provide anything from individual rehabilitation sessions to demanding workouts.

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