PILATES: WEST YOGA. THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING METHOD.

Translation: Sabrina Gisella Cordone.

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The method called Pilates was created by Joseph Pilates, born in Germany in 1880. Pilates` childhood was marked by his weak and unhealthy mood, which made him persistently compensate his handicaps with the study of the body, its strenghtening and training.

As a result of his perseverance, Joseph Pilates became a great sportman, hired by Scotland Yard to be in charge of the training method for the personal defense of his agents.

Later, Hitler wanted him to trained the German army before XXII, but Pilates emigrated to the United States, where he kept developing his method, creating his own training center.

Pilates method is about a technique created more than 80 years ago, but that reappeared in the last decade, when it was used by renowned sportmen and famous people from the dance, movies and music world (Jodie Foster, Madonna, Julia Roberts, Sylvester Stallone, Demi Moore, among others).

Through the gathering of training concepts brought both from the west and the east, the Pilates method is based on six principles: contentration, control, centralization, fluity, precision and breathing.

 In practice, the Pilates method uses a series of appliances specifically designed for this method, that reinforce some muscles more than others, although most of the body is used in each exercise, contrary to the culturalist methods of isolated muscle groups development.

Besides, the environment in which the Pilates method should be developed, instead of being the typical roaring gym, with music and noise, must be relaxed, in order to try and find a balance and armony between body and soul. Because of that, the Pilates method has sometimes been labeled as the West Yoga.

The Pilates method can be applied by everyone, since it brings along several benefits according to everyone`s needs. So, from athletes to dancers, to people who follow physical rehab programmes for some kind of injury or people who are far from the sport world and need some type of physical training, all of them can perform the Pilates method, as long as they are guided by a Pilates instructor who is an expert in this method.

A lot has also been said about the benefits that Pilates method brings along as regards osteoporosis prevention, which is a very important issue among women after menopause.

Difficulties in the application of Pilates method generally lie in finding an appropriate center in order to spread such method, since they are not available in all cities. That is why, currently, there is a tendency to learn the Pilates method individually through a DVD.

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Translation: Sabrina Gisella Cordone.

Más información en http://www.portalesmedicos.com/traductores-medicina/cordone/