How Pilates can change your fitness game

It is exhausting to constantly dread the gym, especially when there are different types of fitness classes and none seem to stick along for long. Moreover, it is a difficult task to juggle around work life and a healthy workout routine.

It particularly becomes tough to find an exercise that is forgiving enough to let the body get used to it but also gives the physical satisfaction of working hard. The lack of exercise can be traumatising on the body and can slow it down immensely.

Pilates, however, can easily be a gamechanger. Compiled from Vogue, here’s how it can help you change your fitness regime. 

Finding the right exercise 

Pilates often gets a bad reputation in a world of fast-moving objects. Perhaps, it is due to the fact that Pilates is all about slow-paced work. It involves alignment, core strength, and flexibility. In a world that demands immediate gratification and results, it is often overlooked in favour of faster workouts. 

However, the negative image does not hold weight as in a high-paced environment people still prefer to lean towards a slower-paced, long-term workout. It might seem that Pilates is appropriate for highly flexible and skinny people, but it is necessary to keep these perceptions aside to give it a shot.

Building the Form

Bodies are complex and different. No two bodies work in the same way, hence it is important to understand what initial exercises will help the body spring back into shape. Pilates requires a workout that starts working from the “inside-out”, as the form and mind heals, the body will start feeling the impact as well.

It is a versatile, restorative way of practice that does not make anyone feel like they are falling behind. It allows for customized routines, and anybody in any age range can experiment with it.

Understanding the Body

It is absolutely necessary to inquire how the body is doing and how it feels, as it helps in understanding the body deeply. Does the spine hurt after sitting? Does the shoulder ache after running? All of these are areas of opportunity to improve the body. There is a tendency to ignore what the body is demanding, but learning to listen to it and working on these target areas during Pilates can be truly transformative. 

As the body gets used to Pilates, there is a deeper understanding of what muscles are stronger, which ones are firm and which ones remain vulnerable. The form gets longer, and the strength higher. There is a higher connection in controlling the body properly.

After perhaps three months of Pilates, the body might not look entirely transformed, instead, it will be like an immersion, a metamorphosis between the older form and the newer developed one. There will be a lightness in movement, a flow that did not exist before.

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