joseph pilates

Why Pilates is Popular

by Ndri on October 2, 2011

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One of the topics that are most widely discussed in the media including blogs, twitter and Facebook is that of fitness. With obesity and the diseases it leads to such as high blood pressure, diabetes and prostate cancer on the rise, there is a growing concern. That is why fitness methods including Pilates, yoga and [...]

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Who was Joseph Pilates?

by Ndri on October 2, 2011

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It is very important for a person to maintain a healthy life style in order to overcome critical diseases. In order to achieve this it is very important to attain good resistance and endurance. Joseph Pilates introduced a special fitness procedure which uses the mind as the controlling tower which acts on every muscle in [...]

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The Three Kinds of Pilates

by Ndri on October 1, 2011

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Pilates is an exercise system that was developed by Joseph Pilates in Germany in the twentieth century. He looked upon his new exercise creation as a contrology since he strongly felt that this exercise form made great use of mind power to gain control over the muscles of the body. These days, you will find [...]

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Pilates – Quick and Easy Way to Body Fitness

by Ndri on September 29, 2011

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Pilates is the art of exercise that helps in the maintenance of the body. Today many people have realized that it is not only useful for making us fit physically; it also makes our mind feel better. For example, a person should design his exercise program around principles like concentration, precision, control, breathing and flowing [...]

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Pilates Fitness and Coordination

by Ndri on September 29, 2011

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Have you ever wondered how you can do exercise just by controlling your muscles through your mind? Contrology, developed by Joseph Pilates in the early 20th century is a one of a kind method which provides a person the ability to control their muscles using their mind. This particular art was developed slowly right from [...]

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Pilates and the Man Behind It

by Ndri on September 29, 2011

in Pilates

Understanding a subject and even being converted to a school of thought will work best when you know the inspiration behind it. This is the case with Pilates which has revolutionized the world in many ways. Whether it was sheer chance or design of genetics, one thing that is sure is that the founder of [...]

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