According to the Pilates Foundation, Pilates can help with general fitness, health conditions and overall well-being.
General fitness
• Improves your posture
• Improves mobility and flexibility of the spine
• Delivers muscle tone and flexibility
• Promotes a more efficient and supportive core
• Increases stability for the pelvis and shoulders
• Fosters the health of joints through improved mobility and support from the surrounding musculature
• Complements training for athletes
Health conditions
• Facilitates injury prevention and physical rehabilitation
• Builds better balance and coordination, particularly for the elderly
• Offers a safe and excellent form of exercise for ante and post-natal women
• Alleviates aches and pains
• Helps maintain and can improve bone density
• Develops the function and efficiency of the lungs with improvement in circulation
• Offers a safe and beneficial form of exercise for a wide range of medical conditions, including Scoliosis, Osteoporosis, Arthritis, and Multiple Sclerosis.
Overall well-being
• Makes you look and feel better
• Relieves stress and tension and promotes a feeling of well-being
• Expands body awareness
• Integrates mind, body and spirit
• Improves quality of life