What are the Benefits of Practicing Pilates?

Pilates is arguably the most suitable exercise for modern people, and many fitness and dance athletes practice it. Today, let's take a look at the benefits of practicing Pilates.

(1) People with injuries can use various equipment to replace joint movement. For example, the way to train the core on a mat involves repeatedly using quadrupedal kneeling, plank, and side elbow support, but people with knee or shoulder problems simply cannot do it… A core bed allows you to complete core contraction by lying down and using reverse movements (lying down, raising your legs, and slowly lowering them). This process uses resistance, allowing you to precisely control and mobilize every small muscle, which is very amazing.

(2) Pilates achieves true extension with muscle control. If you overstretch, the equipment cannot pull you back, and your brain will tell you that if you go any further you will fall, so you quickly control yourself back. Within a safe range, you will continuously stimulate the precise muscles, such as Warrior II on the core mattress. Most people don't feel the adductor muscles in yoga, but on the core mattress, you can't say you don't have that muscle; it will keep you from pulling back! And if the adductor muscles are well-developed, the pelvic floor muscles will be indispensable. If the pelvic floor muscles are well-developed, your overall balance will be superior because it determines your pelvic contraction ability, and the pelvis determines your legs, and your legs determine your balance.

(3) Pilates is very fun. Every piece of Pilates equipment in the venue is fun, but many people think the core mattress is the most fun. The various games on the core mattress give you a sense of "heroism," realizing how wonderful, excellent, and beautiful your body is, and how you can control yourself while receiving positive feedback. The precise control of the core mattress will create an unparalleled psychological climax. This stimulation is not like a roller coaster or a high-speed car ride, which requires external traction. Its pleasure comes from—the pain and emptiness of the self, dissolving within the self. At this moment, one can't help but marvel at the mysteries of humanity and the universe; no wonder Oppenheimer wanted to read the Bhagavad Gita. Force originates from the universe, yet it draws people back to their inner selves—isn't that amazing? Isn't that wonderful?

Avoiding harm, ensuring safety, providing control, and offering enjoyment—Pilates transforms lives.