Developed in the beginning of the 1900s by Joseph Pilates, Pilates is a form of exercise designed to strengthen the body and make it more flexible. During World War I, when Joseph was working as a hospital orderly, he started preparing his own fitness program to help the casualties of the war in regaining their health and realigning their body. This fitness program is named after Joseph’s surname, Pilates.

Exercises practiced during Pilates are a combination of yoga, gymnastics and martial arts. Over the past few decades, Pilates has evolved as the best option for health-conscious people. Individuals perturbed by the unhealthy and fast lifestyle of the 21st century, seek stability of their minds and fitness of their body by joining Pilate classes apart from the Yoga Classes Gold Coast Qld. Even the doctors and chiropractors suggest Pilate classes to those who suffer from backache problems.  These classes can be attended even if the person is indulged with Yoga Ashmore Gold Coast.

Pilates was designed to make people healthier, give them a healthy mind and encourage them to live a healthier lifestyle. Pilates is all about training the mind and body to work in sync and make the body and mind fit and calm. It is all about quality and not quantity. This type of exercise focuses on all parts of body like Yoga Southport Gold Coast, giving you a uniform body. It improves your concentration too as it involves deep breathing which helps you focus in increasing your mental awareness.

 

The reason why Pilates is so successful is because it targets the abdomen which is the core place of origination of energy in a human body. The complete focus of Pilates is development and strengthening of the abdomen. It is a simple form of exercise which is carried out by sitting or reclining.

The benefits of Pilates are recognized by not only individuals but by sportsmen who were recovering from injuries, dancers and several other athletes also. Pilates does not only improve the tone, shape and posture of the body but also has several other benefits:

•    Lean physique

•    Less postural problems

•    Increased core strength

•    Uniform development of body

•    Restored natural curves of the spine

•    Rebalanced muscles around the joints

•    Corrected wrong postures

•    Restored physical vitality

•    Invigorated mind

•    Elevated spirit

•    Improved body awareness

•    Reduced stress

•    Weight loss

•    Improved concentration

•    Enhanced fitness and ease of movement

•    Low impact on the joints

•    Complements other exercises

•    Improved performance in different type of sports

As Pilates require great concentration, precision and breathing techniques, it is advised that people, who are looking to reap benefits from this form of exercise, should join a professional Pilates Gold Coast center.

Pilates class Gold Coast professional will help you co-ordinate the exercise with your breathing as the synchronization of breath and body posture is the key element in Pilates which only a professional can teach you. They are experienced professionals who have spent years in practicing this exercise. A Pilates training Center will offer you classes in groups or in private. Taking classes in private will obviously cost you more.

The professionals are friendly and will make your Pilates learning experience, fun and enjoying. A professional training center has the necessary equipment and the environment which is compulsory for practicing or learning Pilates. All their professionals are well trained and can teach you how to use traditional equipment like high chair, Wanda chair, ladder barrel, spine corrector, etc., and modern equipment like foam rollers, large balls, rotating disk, etc., so that once you are done with the lessons you can practice it at your home as well by buying the equipment.

People, who wish to make Pilates training their full-time profession, can also enroll for professional courses at a Pilate training center. Not only Pilates, one can also take up yoga as it is also considered as a good form of exercise in staying healthy. You can find a number of yoga centers in different parts of Australia by accessing the internet for the same.