Pilates is a form of exercise, developed by Joseph Pilates in the 1920s originally used as a rehabilitation program for prisoners of war and was later found to be of great benefit to anyone seeking a higher level of fitness. It focuses on developing a balanced body through core strength, flexibility, breath, and awareness in order to support efficient, agile movement. The ABC’s of Pilates are awareness, breath, and core. The benefits of doing Pilates are a stronger core, relief of lower back pain, flexibility, posture, and the ability to move your body more efficiently.
The ABC’s of Pilates are the basic principles incorporated into every exercise. A is for awareness, Pilates teaches one how to be more aware of your body and what muscles to engage when doing particular movements and enables you to keep your body more aligned. B is for breath, when doing the Pilates exercises it requires a simple, but intense concentration on inhale and exhale patterns, supporting one’s movements to get the most out of our bodies. C is for control, Pilates is very focused on the core making sure ...
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The paper focuses on the origin of the Pilates method of exercise. It also takes a step-by-step journey of Joseph Pilates (Joe) who was the founder of the Pilates method of exercise. Finally the paper will consider Pilates in the contemporary world.
Kerr (2012) states that there are 3 main types of exercise which are aerobic, strength/resistance training and flexibility exercises. Aerobic exercises will help keep the heart, lungs and muscles healthy, and when paired with a healthy diet will aid in weight loss. Appropriate resistance training will help to improve strength, posture and balance as well as causing the participant’s body to look more toned. Also the build up of muscle will aid with weight loss as at rest muscle burns more calories than inactive tissue. These exercises should be done two or three times a week. Flexibility exercises are important because if a muscle isn’t stretched then overtime it will shorten and become less elastic. Therefore joint mobility will decrease and the likelihood of injuries to muscl...
Physical therapy and kinesiology work in a close relationship to each other. Essentially one may think they are one in the same, however there are small differences between the two that provide different results when applied singularly. As a combined effort physical therapy and kinesiology work to heal the muscles and joints of the body, recreating movements perfectly as they were before injury or in some cases as closely as one can get to a perfect function. First one must understand where the lone is drawn between the two fields and how they balance each other to create desirable results in a patient.
Also known as aerobic exercise, these exercises do not require fancy gym equipment. Most of them can be done within our home itself. Cardio is a most basic, yet really important exercise you could incorporate into the daily routine. Cardio exercise could range from simple ones like walking and jogging to moderate ones like swimming and running. Most cardio exercises are prolonged in nature, i.e., they must be done for a long duration of time. The main objective in all these exercises remains the same: to elevate our heart rate and make us sweat. It is much simpler than strength exercise, though it does require immense patience and willpower. However, in return of this, there are a huge number of benefits of doing cardio. Here are some of the benefits one could reap through
Physical therapy has been around since 460 BC (History of Physical Therapy). Yet, many people do not actually know what physical therapy is and how it benefits people with various injuries and surgeries. Many physical therapists personalize in different therapeutic practices including orthopedic, post-operative care, cardiovascular, neurologic, rehabilitation, or pulmonary rehab to specialize in the various needs of people. Physical therapy is more beneficial than chiropractors because it improves your mobility, prevents injuries, avoid surgery or recover more quickly from surgery, and the healing process is more natural and can help reduce pain.
Due to the strong and growing evidence in scientific literature on the beneficial effects of physical activity on health and well-being, the importance of Clinical Exercise Science has increased. Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. Exercise, is a subcategory of physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and purposeful in the sense that the improvement or maintenance of one or more components of physical fitness is the objective (http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/pa/en/; last accessed on 30 April 2016). Generally speaking, Clinical Exercise Science is an applied clinical branch which deals with the application of various exercise modalities for
PILATES Pilates has basically the same benefits as Yoga, but it will also strengthen your muscles. Dancer’s use Pilates so that they can strengthen their muscles without getting bulky muscles. Some of the Pilate exercises may be a little difficult to do when you have Fibromyalgia, but find the ones you can do and get into a routine. BIKING Biking is great if you are able to do it. I tried this one, but my body just wasn’t ready for it. If you can do it though it’s a fun way to get your exercise in for the day. As with all the exercises, start out slow and build yourself up. Even if you only ride for five minutes a day, it’s better than sitting on the sofa. Doing just one of these on a daily basis will make a world of difference. So pick one, two or even three of these and get your Fibromyalgia under control. Always remember that you have Fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia doesn’t have
There are many aspects on the study and meaning of kinesiology. Some of these ways are; applied kinesiology, kinesiology medicine research, and specialized and energy kinesiology. The study kinesiology and massage therapy is believed to go hand and hand. Many will say that without the proper knowledge of kinesiology and muscle movements, you can not provide a patent with all that is needed for a proper massage. As we approach new years, many individuals are increasing their concern in health. With the healing arts increasing in popularity, individuals don’t understand the need for well-rounded therapist. Who are trained in the science of kinesiology, which includes the technique of massage to enable them to be proficient in their field.
Helps in building the core muscle. A strong core muscle is makes it sure you lose more calories while exercising or simply doing any activity.
With yoga as a part of your daily routine, physical health issues can be treated. Back Pain if left untreated can lead to surgery. Ways of avoiding surgery include relaxing the nerves, fixing your posture, loosening and strengthening the muscles, which can be corrected by the practicing of yoga. Bad posture can eventually cause nerves in the spine to come out which are painful for the spinal disk and vertebrae. By gaining physical awareness by using yoga stretching and breathing you can focus more on the sensations your body feels while doing the simplest of tasks such as washing your dishes. (McCall 190) Effect of Short-Term Intensive Yoga Program on Pain, Functional Disability And Spinal Flexibility in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Control Study writes “Deep relaxation of the spinal muscles achieved during safe body movements with mindful awareness may form the basis of improvement observed in flexibility and pain within this short period of intervention” (Tekur et al.
Yoga postures or asanas can put pressure on parts of the body helping them to reach the balance that is needed to fe...
...parts of the body. Reverse pushups, pushups with single legs and clapping as you in an elevated position help you in gaining strength as well as balance. Another popular method of effective advanced pushup is to do the exercise by adding weights on to your body. This helps you to stretch your body to its extreme limits of endurances. But the pushups with weights are performed always in a measured way with periods of rest between the pushups.
For strengthening abdominal muscles, planks are one of the ideal exercises you can perform. This is because
Yoga also improves your alignment, both in and out of class, which helps prevent many other types of pain. The exercises in yoga focus on posture whilst sitting or standing, and these really can prevent back pain or injuries.