Pilates Exercise System to Promote Back Health
Pilates is an exercise program that focuses on the core postural muscles that help keep the body balanced and are essential to providing support for the spine. In particular, Pilates exercises teach awareness of neutral alignment of the spine and strengthening the deep postural muscles that support this alignment, which are important to help alleviate and prevent back pain.
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"A few months after she gave birth to her son, New Yorker Abbe Aronson decided it was time to get back into shape. Following the lead of ultratoned celebs like Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Julia Roberts and Halle Berry, she turned to Pilates."
—By Karen Springen
January 20, 2003 Newsweek
Buffalo Bills offensive guard, Ruben Brown, credits Pilates for finishing last season injury-free. " I used to feel like crap after practice and games but not since Pilates," he says.
"Celebrities Madonna, Julia Roberts and Sharon Stone have done it.
So have golfer Tiger Woods, basketball star Jason Kidd, pitcher Curt Schilling and offensive lineman Ruben Brown.
What they all have in common is Pilates, one of the fastest growing fitness activities in America,..."
"Since I 've done Pilates, I'm much better looking and 4 feet taller," says Rich Beem, winner of the 2002 PGA Championship. "Seriously, I 'm now so stretched out and have such great posture that I look and feel like a different person."
"I immediately discovered how tight I was," Kidd recalls. "After one session I was energized. From that point on I was convinced it was a great workout."...
...He estimates 30% of his strength and flexibility training comes from Pilates. "Pilates has made me quicker, more explosive," he says.
"Of all the professional athletes doing Pilates, golfers have adapted to it the fastest.
Pilates disciples include David Duval, Annika Sorenstam and Kelli Kuehne."
— By Jill Lieber
USA TODAY. Monday August 18, 2003
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