What is Pilates?

Did you know that pilates, which is very common today and used for an active life, can also be done as a treatment?

Pilates is a type of exercise in which you often use your own body weight to increase muscle strength, gain flexibility and stretch your muscles. Today, it is a type of exercise that can be used for aesthetic reasons such as weight loss, as well as for an active life, for posture disorders and in the treatment of many diseases. Pilates with equipment has become very common in recent years, as there are varieties performed with your own weight on the mat.

What are the benefits of Pilates?

• It is useful in increasing muscle strength

• Providing muscle flexibility

• Eliminate muscle shortness

• Increases and improves respiratory capacity

• Elimination of posture disorders

• Elimination of obesity

• Conditioning

• Tightening

• Providing mobilization and stabilization

• Increasing balance

• Increasing endurance

• Relief of pain

• Improved mental health

• A decrease in the feeling of fatigue is expected

• Improvements are seen in sleep disorders

• Feeling of well-being...

How are Pilates practices done?

Pilates isn't just about your fat burning or muscle weakness. In a correct pilates session, you learn to control your breathing, maintain proper posture, pelvic stabilization and correct muscle strengthening. In Pilates, it is important to do the movements with the correct posture and breathing technique, not how fast or how many repetitions you do.

Is Pilates a difficult sport?

Although it may seem easier than pilates-based sports, actually taking the right position, controlling your breathing and ensuring your stabilization is not as easy as it seems. Therefore, it is a sport in which you will put in a lot of effort.

In which areas and in which diseases can Pilates treatments be used?

• Scoliosis

• Posture disorders

• Orthopedic disorders

• Obesity

• Osteoporosis

• Hernias

• Painful muscle diseases

• Sports injuries

• Fibromyalgia

• To support joint healing

• Osteoarthritis

• Various painful conditions...

Who can do pilates?

Pilates is a very safe exercise for most age groups. Since it is used in the treatment of many diseases, it is a sport that you can do safely with a physiotherapist after consulting your doctor. It is recommended that you consult your physician for heart patients and risky pregnancies.

Is there an age limit for Pilates?

No its not. You can start safely by paying attention to your chronic diseases and consulting your physician.

How often should Pilates practices be done?

It should continue 3-4 days a week, with sessions that do not exceed an hour and that will not strain the person too much.