Pilates

The Pilates Schedule at NiaMoves

Pilates class is suitable for everyone, as options will be given to modify or intensify. It’s perfect for you if you have stiff joints, weak abdominals, need an emotional uplift or want to improve your Nia technique. Pilates matwork is a method of exercise and physical movement designed to stretch, strenghthen, and balance the body. One of the main focuses in Pilates is correct alignment which as a result creates your optimal posture as you move, sit, or stand through daily activities. The goal is to create and maintain a structurally fit body without building bulky muscles. So, if you’ve been looking to balance your fitness routine, come try Pilates. Get ready to walk grow tall!

Pilates is a unique system of stabilizing, strengthening, and stretching exercises developed over 90 years ago by Joseph H. Pilates. Pilates reformer and mat classes improve overall strength, flexibility, stability, balance, coordination and concentration.

Benefits:

- Through Pilates and professional care you can change stress and strain harmful patterns.
- You can discover more efficient patterns of movement
- You can naturally and easily re-educate your spine, joints and muscles to move together more efficiently.
- You can release tension.
- Your posture can improve.
- You can sit more comfortably.
- You can become stronger.
- You can move with greater ease and less strain.
- You can feel better or even better than ever.

Can I lose weight with Pilates?
Pilates will help to strengthen and build muscle increasing your metabolism therefore improving calorie burning capabilities. Some type of cardiovascular exercise is recommended in addition to Pilates for a well balanced work out.

Who practices Pilates?
Both men and women from all ages and levels of fitness can participate in Pilates.

What is Mat Pilates?
A Mat Pilates class consists of exercises using Joseph Pilates original work performed on a mat. As in the reformer work, each exercise challenges the muscles of the abdomen and the muscles surrounding the spine.
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