Body/Mind Harmony for General Well-being
Pilates can be practised by anyone – women, men, seniors, athletes from any sport, dancers, children, and teenagers – and can be used both as a workout/fitness routine and for postural or post-rehabilitation purposes.
Everybody can practise Pilates
The Benefits of Pilates
Postural Benefits
Pilates helps strengthen the deep muscles of the entire torso, the so-called powerhouse, with effective exercises against back pain. At the same time, it trains the legs and arms, teaches movement control with awareness, works on foot mobility, and helps restore correct postural and functional balance.
Osteo-Articular Benefits
Pilates helps preserve the elasticity of the joints without overloading them and makes the spine more flexible. It relieves chronic pain in the lumbar and cervical area, improving back and neck pain. It is also recommended as a supportive activity for all sports and as a means of injury prevention or recovery.
Aesthetic Benefits
After just a few lessons, you will begin to have a more harmonious posture and a leaner figure with a flatter stomach. By stimulating blood circulation, Pilates is also effective against cellulite imperfections.
Metabolic Benefits
Pilates stimulates the basal metabolism, which is the amount of calories burned at rest by the body, helping to maintain an ideal body weight. Pilates is often the solution for those who do not know how to lose weight and want to stay in shape.
Energetic Benefits
Pilates recharges the mind without exhausting the body. Additionally, being low-impact, it aims at achieving physical well-being by managing and recharging your energy, helping the body find its natural physiological rhythm and eliminate stress
Post-Rehabilitation Benefits
Once the rehabilitation process is completed, Pilates can provide valuable support for the functional recovery of the affected limb and the body as a whole.
Psychological Benefits
Pilates can also be considered a “dynamic form of meditation,” an activity where you focus on the details of movement, clears the mind, encourages deeper breathing, and stimulates the production of endorphins. At the end of each session, you experience a sense of overall physical and mental well-being, thanks to a relaxing and enjoyable physical activity.