Pilates and Self Discipline Listen to your inner voice. Be patient.Strength, stretch, and coordination must develop gradually in order to last.One must set realistic goals that are obtainable for your body.In pilates,the mind-body connection is present for each position, breath, and movement.Go deep and allow your core to be your anchor.
Usually, when a novice exerciser approaches pilates for the first time, the muscle groups most commonly fired for stabilization during exercise are the quads,buttocks or shoulders. This is due either to tension, postural deviations and shortened or tight muscle fibers. In pilates one learns to depend on the powerhouse muscles or the transversus abdominis, the deepest layer of abdominal muscles which consist of many horizontal layers of fibers that encircle the entire torso. This layer attaches to your diaphragm muscle and is essential to healthy breathing, organ support and spinal and pelvic stability. Together, the transversus and obliques create the corset of power and support.
During a pilates class a degree of self discipline is required in order to attain peak performance and positive results. By focusing the mind on the position, breathing and execution of each exercise a connection of deep muscle resistance is made between the stabilizers and mobilizers during large and small movements.This self-discipline is personal training-training in spiritual growth, in physical strength and in overall health and mental awareness.We work through the pain, and through the discomfort in order to reach our goal.As the athletes say…”JUST DO IT.”
The rewards will be greater than the cost.
Usually, when a novice exerciser approaches pilates for the first time, the muscle groups most commonly fired for stabilization during exercise are the quads,buttocks or shoulders. This is due either to tension, postural deviations and shortened or tight muscle fibers. In pilates one learns to depend on the powerhouse muscles or the transversus abdominis, the deepest layer of abdominal muscles which consist of many horizontal layers of fibers that encircle the entire torso. This layer attaches to your diaphragm muscle and is essential to healthy breathing, organ support and spinal and pelvic stability. Together, the transversus and obliques create the corset of power and support.
During a pilates class a degree of self discipline is required in order to attain peak performance and positive results. By focusing the mind on the position, breathing and execution of each exercise a connection of deep muscle resistance is made between the stabilizers and mobilizers during large and small movements.This self-discipline is personal training-training in spiritual growth, in physical strength and in overall health and mental awareness.We work through the pain, and through the discomfort in order to reach our goal.As the athletes say…”JUST DO IT.”
The rewards will be greater than the cost.
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