Pilates - First Essay 18022015

Hussain Al-shammasi
English 111 Assignment 1

February 18, 2015
Pilates
Pilates is a form of exercise which emphasizes focuses on the
balanced body development of the body through core muscular
strength, flexibility, and awareness mental concentration in order to
enhance efficient, graceful movement efficiency (1).This fitness
system was developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates,

who is a German, during the First World War I with the intention to
improve the rehabilitation program for casualtiesinjured people in the
war. During this period, Pilates was determined to aid assist injured
soldiers to regain their health by strengthening, stretching, and
stabilizing key muscles (2). Nowadays, Pilates is one of the most
popular exercise systems in United States, where Pilates lived,
developed and taught his method, and United Kingdom, where he
lived and taught early stages of his method . As of In 2005, there
were over 11 million people practicing Pilates regularly and more

than 14,000 instructors in the United States only (3). It seems like
everyone is either doing Pilates or interested in starting a Pilates
exercise program. IndeedIn fact, one of the best things about the
Pilates method is that it works so well for a wide range of people
of different physical conditions and capabilities. Athletes and dancers
love it, as do seniors, women recovering from pregnancy, and
people who are at various stages of physical rehabilitation (1).The
secret behind this popularity admiration is that Pilates Joseph
preferred fewer, more precise movements, which requireing control

and technique over increased repetition. He believed that mental
and physical health were are essential to one another, creating what
is a method of
defining his method of total body conditioning "The
Pilates method of body conditioning is as gaining the mastery of

your mind over the complete control over your body" he stated (4).
Centering,
concentration,
control,
these
six
flow,
Pilates
breath,
principles
precision,
are
and
essential
ingredients in a high quality Pilates workout. The Pilates method

has always emphasized quality over quantity, and you can tell that
unlike many systems of exercise, Pilates exercises do not include
a lot of repetitions for each move. Marguerite Ogle, who is Pilates
and body/mind fitness instructor,(1) emphasized stated that "core
strength and torso stability, along with the six Pilates principles
set the Pilates method apart from many other types of exercise.
Weight lifting, for example, can put a lot of attention on arm or
leg strength without attending much to the fact that those parts
are connected to the rest of the body.". Core strength is the
foundation of Pilates exercise. When the core muscles, which are
the deep, internal muscles of the abdomen and back, are strong
and doing their job, as they are trained to do in Pilates, they work
in tandem with the superficial muscles of the trunk to support the
spine and movement.
There are many benefits of doing Pilates exercise. For
instance, some people report that they become stronger, longer,
leaner, and more able to do anything with grace and ease (2). In
brief, Pilates exercises are unique series of life-enhancing physical

exercises because they help to correct muscular imbalances and
improve posture, coordination, balance, strength, and flexibility
(1, 3, 4).
1) Marguerite O. The Pilates Method of Exercise. about.com

[homepage on the Internet]. 2006 [cited 2015 Feb 18].
Available
from:
http://pilates.about.com/od/whatispilates/a/WhatIsPilates.ht
m.
2) 1) Pfiwa Team. What Is Pilates - Pilates Fitness Institute.
pfiwa [homepage on the Internet]. 2005 [cited 2015 Feb 18].
Available
from:
http://www.pfiwa.com.au/start/what-ispilates/
3) Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, Macmillan D. Pilates Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [homepage on
the Internet]. 2012 [cited 2015 Feb 18]. Available from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilates
4) Joseph, H.P. Return to Life (p.15). Pilates Method Alliance,
Incorporated; 2nd edition, October 5, 2012.

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Hussain Al-shammasi

English 111 Assignment 1

system was developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates,

were over 11 million people practicing Pilates regularly and more

preferred fewer, more precise movements, which requireing control

defining his method of total body conditioning "The

Pilates method of body conditioning is as gaining the mastery of

ingredients in a high quality Pilates workout. The Pilates method

brief, Pilates exercises are unique series of life-enhancing physical

1) Marguerite O. The Pilates Method of Exercise. about.com

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