A Balanced Body Welcome To Balanced Body Pilates
For over thirty years, Balanced Body has produced the finest Pilates equipment available on the market. Our bodies thrive on optimum mind and body synergy and Balanced Body have simplified this goal, enabling human bodies all throughout the world to benefit from adding a Pilates routine to their workout program. Pilates is a method of exercise developed in the 1920’s by physical trainer Joseph H. Pilates. Pilates was a sickly child, suffering from Rheumatic Heart Disease and other ailments, turning to exercise to improve his health. He would go on to use his exercises to help sickly patients that he tended to as a nurse, pretty much becoming a physical trainer by default. Throughout his life, he helped dancers, theater actors and general civilians rehab through various injuries, improve their posture and total fitness. He eventually perfected his series of exercises based on the mind-body controlling method, as well as developing pieces of equipment targeted towards improving flexibility, strength and core stability. The focus with a Pilates regimen is to improve flexibility, strengthen the human body and promote balance between the body and mind. The theory is we will both look and feel better thanks to the human anatomy, both mind and body, being in harmony with one another. Physically we will see stubborn body parts, most commonly our tummy, rear end and upper thighs, becoming tighter and firmer with our overall health also improving. Not only does the body physically look better but there will be mental clarity and a stronger immune system, which should mean less bothersome colds, flu or infections. Unlike yoga you are in a state of motion that will streamline and lengthen the body. Many athletes are encouraged to use Balanced Body Pilates to add longevity to their career by lessening the likelihood of muscle tears and sports injuries, all thanks to the increased flexibility brought on from adding Pilates to their cardiovascular and strength training. People with chronic back pain have used Balanced Body Pilates to alleviate their back pain at the suggestion of their chiropractor. People with high blood pressure, due to the inability of the human body to handle stress, have seen their BP numbers go down thanks to Balanced Body promoting relaxation by releasing negative thoughts and built-up stress. Balanced Body has become the world’s largest manufacturer of Pilates equipment, accessories, DVD’s and more. They were the first to substantially update the equipment that Joseph H. Pilates developed over fifty years ago, combining a team of Pilates experts and engineers, to make hundreds of improvements to original Pilates equipment, with modernized features for a smoother execution of movements, the first modern Reformer being a prime example. |
