PilateSpeak

I must have struck a chord somewhere because a slew of people commented on my last post.

However, there are some things I didn’t say, or didn’t clarify and since I do strive to be utterly clear (most of the time anyway), I’d like to add a few things!

Pilates by definition is mindful exercise.
It relies on concentration.
Focus.

It inherently requires you to immerse your body and mind in the movements.
To my mind, any form of Pilates which asks the student to use less mental exertion is not Pilates.

Anyone who has experienced true Pilates knows that the reps are limited because if you are working to capacity in any given move, you couldn’t handle any more reps.

Real Pilates means you will not, can not do a lot of reps!

Ergo, if playing music serves only to distract the student so they can do more reps……well, you do the math.

I don’t think doing less work so you can do more work really adds up.

But call me crazy!

As far as I’m concerned if we took Joe Pilates original exercises and told someone to do the moves exactly as prescribed while counting backward, it just wouldn’t be Pilates anymore.

Fast results require you to think.

Cycling, aerobics, rock-climbing will all achieve phenomenal results …IF you are focused, attentive and “present”.

This my fellow practitioners, is why I love Pilates!

You can’t really do it properly if you aren’t thinking.
Exercise for smart people!
Gotta love that.

Alycea