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Pilates helps build strength, endurance, improve flexibility, & increase balance & coordination
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Pilates helps prevent injuries while improving posture
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Pilates is adaptable for different levels, from rehabilitative & basic beginner levels to advanced strength training for more challenging workouts, including athletic specificity training
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Pilates is recommended & prescribed for people with health conditions such as arthritis & diabetes
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Pilates helps reduce stress & anxiety while improving mood & motivation
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Pilates can help improve body awareness, body image, & cognitive functioning
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Pilates improves sleep patterns & the quality of sleep
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Pilates helps relieve tension in the shoulders, back, & legs, while boosting metabolism
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Research shows Pilates improves the immune system function, especially in older adults
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Studies indicate Pilates has considerable improvements in cardiovascular health, increased lung capacity, & remarkably increased circulation
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Research shows a regular Pilates practice improves overall fitness & body composition
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Pilates helps to reduce chronic back pain while helping to increase & improve energy levels
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Pilates engages multiple muscle groups simultaneously which provide a holistic approach to strength training
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The trunk musculature, pelvic floor muscles & hip stabilizer muscles, including the abdominals & spinal postural muscles, are particularly emphasized during a Pilates session, leading to improved stability, balance, & overall muscular strength
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The gluteus medius muscles are considered trunk & postural muscles critical to the health & stability of the vertebral column & Pilates has been shown to build these muscles with respect to strength, flexibility, & endurance
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They are critical to reduction of back pain regardless of back pathology &/or injury