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Control and Concentration

At first I thought Pilates wasn’t very difficult due to the number of reps that was recommended. HOWEVER, Pilates was founded on the principle of control. Which in Pilates words “ contrology begins with mind control over the body.” This is one reason why Pilates did not recommend executing a high number of repetitions of each exercise. The idea of few repetitions with high level on control and concentration provides the best training and results. Pilates writes, “Concentrate on the correct movements each time you exercise, lest you do them improperly and thus lose all the vital benefits of their value. When you correctly execute these exercises as second nature or as a subconcious reaction, then these exercises will reflect grace and balance in all your daily routines.
Let’s face it when doing Pilates correctly it is dang hard!!!!

Training from the inside out

When going to a Pilates class keep in mind that you are “training from the inside out” using the deep intrinsic muscles of the body, the multifidus and transverse abdominus. And as such you begin to activate and perform their intended supportive functions which in turn the superficial muscles, rectus abdominus and obliques will become much more efficient. In other words they begin to work together, each performing their intended actions.

Physical Fitness Is Requisite To Happiness

“Physical Fitness is the first requisite of happiness”.    Joseph Pilates believed that in order to achieve happiness it is imperative to gain mastery of your body.  If at the age of thrity you are stiff and out of shape, then you are “old”.  If at sixty you are supple ande strong, then you are “young”.!  Taken from The Pilates Body by Brooke Siler.

Why Pilates Is Difficult

At first I thought Pilates wasn’t very difficult due to the number of reps that was recommended.  HOWEVER, Pilates was founded on the principle of control.  Which in Pilates words “ contrology begins with mind control over the body.”  This is one reason why Pilates did not recommend executing a high number of repetitions of each exercise.  The idea of few repetitions with high level on control and concentration provides the best training and results.  Pilates writes, “Concentrate on the correct movements each time you exercise, lest you do them improperly and thus lose all the vital benefits of their value.  When you correctly execute these exercises as second nature or as a subconscious reaction, then these exercises will reflect grace and balance in all your daily routines.

Let’s face it when doing Pilates correctly it is dang hard!!!!

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