Last week, I wrote about the benefits of yoga. Everything from improved cardiovascular health to reduced stress, yoga provides a myriad of benefits. This week, I thought I would take a look at yoga’s sister practice, Pilates. Yoga and Pilates are not actually related, in fact they’re quit different. However, they do share some commonalities related to stretches and body positions. Some of t…
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Mark Your Calendars: National Pilates Day, May 7, 2011
Each year on the first Saturday in May, the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) celebrates Pilates Day to honor and raise awarenes of the benefits of Pilates. A 20th century investion, Pilates is an exercise method designed to elongate, strengthen and restore the body to balance. It’s based on an anatomical understanding of the body’s muscular and skeletal systems and can be enjoyed by most anyone at…