Pilates for golfers… for babies… for all

Tiger Woods, perhaps the greatest golfer of all time has incorporated Pilates into his training program. Many professional football, basketball and alpine ski teams are now practicing Pilates.

Pilates is an ideal exercise technique for core strengthening, flexibility, and developing a lean, strong physique. Everyone from young to old, from pregnant women to men, should be incorporating this discipline into their daily lives.

There is a growing trend for men doing Pilates. Most men have limited flexibility, weak pelvic floor musculature and lack of postural muscles, which eventually lead to injury. Most men have incredibly tight hamstring muscles and cannot sit straight with their legs outstretched. There is also the issue of prostate cancer, which concerns men over 50. It is believed that atrophy of the pelvic floor muscles is a key factor in this disease.

Women have gravitated to Pilates because intuitively they know they are prone to spinal instability, rotated pelvis and knock-knees due to the inherent issues in a body designed for childbearing. Pilates will make you stronger, leaner, more agile and more flexible than you've ever been before.

During pregnancy, Pilates is a safe way to reduce stress, and increase comfort and balance. It makes pregnancy and delivery easier, recovery quicker, and benefits the baby by keeping blood circulating to the abdominal area.

Any sport or physical activity is improved by Pilates. The secret is that Pilates, done correctly, gives you everything you need to improve the quality of your life and to avoid injury.