Pilates

Pilates roots started in the late 1800s with a man named Joseph Pilates.  He suffered from asthma and rickets as a child, which left him severely crippled.  Joseph Pilates began to study various methods of exercises and body-building.  With the various key concepts he discovered, Joseph developed his own method, which he called “Contrology”.  By his early teens Joseph Pilates had overcome his disabilities and grown into a fit and healthy individual.

Joseph Pilates is thought by many to be the first Physical Therapist.  When the First World War broke out, Joseph Pilates was interned by the British authorities as a German national.  Joseph Pilates used his method as a sort of Physical Therapy for many seriously injured internees.  To aid in their rehabilitation Pilates helped them regain muscle tone by attaching springs to their beds to provide resistance as they carried out gently exercise movements.

Pilates Benefits

The word “health” comes from its Greek root “Holos” meaning “whole”. Pilates treats the patient as a whole rather than a part in how developing the mind controls every aspect of the body - concentrated breath, controlled movements, increasing body awareness, posture, and helping a patient regain confidence and control of their body and health.

Other benefits include:

• Relief of back pain
• Spinal stabilization
• Improved neurological conditions
• Awareness of neutral alignment, strengthening postural muscles
• Balance, full body muscle development
• Improved coordination and proprioception
• Increased local and global strength/tone
• Improved posture
• Increased agility and flexibility
• Enhanced body awareness and control

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