Yesterday an article appeared in the Daily Mail newspaper. The title was of course inflammatory and designed to make people read, especially the millions of people who regularly do Pilates. However, as I read the article I was inclined to agree with their sentiment, and was pleased to see an excellent shout out for the APPI (Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institue). In the article the women's story tells of over doing Pilates exercises in a group setting which made a back problem much w...
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I attended another great Pilates course on the weekend and this has led me to write this short blog about the history and origin of Pilates.

Pilates is a body conditioning routine that helps build flexibility and long, lean muscles, strength and endurance in the legs, abdominals, arms, hips, and back. It puts emphasis on spinal and pelvic alignment, breathing to relieve stress and allow adequate oxygen flow to muscles, developing a strong core or center (tones abdominals while strengthening...

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