17.10 PILATES

CLASSICAL PILATES Is the original or the purist version of “Contrology” introduced by Joseph Pilates in the early 1900s.

It is a low-intensity non-weight-bearing system of physical conditioning that focuses on the body’s untapped resources.

Classical Pilates is practised on specialized spring-based apparatus that provides resistance and support.

This exercise regime focuses on an intensive understanding of the human musculoskeletal system to achieve a personalized full body and mind workout.

The Pilates principles – Concentration, Control, Centering, Breath, Body and Mind Conection, Flow and Precision.

Enable the practitioner to learn to move with maximum efficiency while minimizing stress on the body.

Classical Pilates helps to access new levels in one’s body and create a deeper, more complete, feeling of fitness, energy and vitality that continues to remain with oneself making it a just not a fitness program but a wellbeing and lifestyle program.

Classical Pilates can be safely practised by everybody regardless of age, mobility or fitness levels.