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The Eight Principles of Pilates
Control: One of the fundamental rules when doing Pilates is to control you body's every movement. While performing Pilates exercises, attention is paid to the detail of the
movement and attacking and ending each exercise with control.
Breath: Most people use about 50% of their lung capacity resulting in stress, improper posture, and reinforce tension habits. Consistent breathing is essential to flowing
movement and proper muscle balance. Every Pilates exercise has a specific breathing pattern assigned to it to help maximize the body's ability to stretch and release tension
in order to gain optimal body control. Deep inhalations and full exhalations increase lung capacity resulting in deep relaxation.
Flow: Pilates exercises are performed gracefully, smoothly, and evenly. There are no movements that require momentum or static positions.
Precision: Precision is similar to control but with the added element of spatial awareness. All Pilates exercises have precise definitions of how the body is positioned at all
times. Lack of spatial awareness results in postural misalignments that become difficult for us to detect within ourselves. Under the guidance of a competent Pilates
instructor, precision of movement and body spatial awareness can be increased resulting in improved posture and overall movement.
Centering: All movement starts from the center or the core of the body. This area of the body is sometimes referred to as the powerhouse (deep abdominal and back
muscles). All exercises are done with the deep abdominals engaged to ensure proper centering.
Stability: Stability is the concept of being able to not move a part of the body while another part is challenging it. In Pilates exercises, attention to the part of the body that is not
moving is just as important as the part that is moving. Being able to maintain a stable, neutral spine while the arms and legs are moving results in efficient movement
patterns.
Range of Motion: Range of motion (ROM) is how much movement a part of the body can perform and is related to flexibility. Pilates exercises are designed to increase ROM
in the spine or joints if there is tightness and, also, if there is too much flexibility that could result in instability. It is important to understand the proper ROM for the spine or
joints to ensure stability and prevent injury.
Opposition: Within the body, muscles or groups of muscles work as opposing pairs (antagonist and agonist). Pilates goal is to train the body to be balanced. From this
concept of opposition, Pilates exercises are prescribed to strengthen weak muscles while stretching the opposing bulky, tight muscles in order to create this sense of balance
in the body.
movement and attacking and ending each exercise with control.
Breath: Most people use about 50% of their lung capacity resulting in stress, improper posture, and reinforce tension habits. Consistent breathing is essential to flowing
movement and proper muscle balance. Every Pilates exercise has a specific breathing pattern assigned to it to help maximize the body's ability to stretch and release tension
in order to gain optimal body control. Deep inhalations and full exhalations increase lung capacity resulting in deep relaxation.
Flow: Pilates exercises are performed gracefully, smoothly, and evenly. There are no movements that require momentum or static positions.
Precision: Precision is similar to control but with the added element of spatial awareness. All Pilates exercises have precise definitions of how the body is positioned at all
times. Lack of spatial awareness results in postural misalignments that become difficult for us to detect within ourselves. Under the guidance of a competent Pilates
instructor, precision of movement and body spatial awareness can be increased resulting in improved posture and overall movement.
Centering: All movement starts from the center or the core of the body. This area of the body is sometimes referred to as the powerhouse (deep abdominal and back
muscles). All exercises are done with the deep abdominals engaged to ensure proper centering.
Stability: Stability is the concept of being able to not move a part of the body while another part is challenging it. In Pilates exercises, attention to the part of the body that is not
moving is just as important as the part that is moving. Being able to maintain a stable, neutral spine while the arms and legs are moving results in efficient movement
patterns.
Range of Motion: Range of motion (ROM) is how much movement a part of the body can perform and is related to flexibility. Pilates exercises are designed to increase ROM
in the spine or joints if there is tightness and, also, if there is too much flexibility that could result in instability. It is important to understand the proper ROM for the spine or
joints to ensure stability and prevent injury.
Opposition: Within the body, muscles or groups of muscles work as opposing pairs (antagonist and agonist). Pilates goal is to train the body to be balanced. From this
concept of opposition, Pilates exercises are prescribed to strengthen weak muscles while stretching the opposing bulky, tight muscles in order to create this sense of balance
in the body.
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