There are 6 key principles that form the basis for Pilates. Whether you are new to Pilates or have many years of experience these basic principles are the foundation of good practice. If you bear these in mind every time you work out, your practice will become infinitely more effective and over time you will […]
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Core stability is one of the 6 key principals of Pilates, although that particular term was not originally used by Joseph Pilates himself – who tended to use the word the “powerhouse” to describe the corset of muscles around the waist that supports the spine. Basically all movement in Pilates flows from a strong centre
Almost everyone these days has heard about Pilates, how it’s the exercise of choice for celebrities, how it will give you a flatter stomach, better posture and a longer, leaner, stronger body. But is Pilates really something that you can start in later life? When you’re over 40 or 50 or even 60 or more!
As we grow older most of us start to find we are feeling the odd twinge here or there, we are a little stiffer in the morning, and we start to notice that aren’t as strong as we once were. Sometimes this rude awakening comes at 40, sometimes its 50 and sometimes we are even