What is Pilates?
People usually think Pilates is similar to yoga. Not quite. Check out these articles to see the comparisons:
Yoga Vs. Pilates
Pilates was created by Joseph Pilates and originally called Contrology. Joseph was a gymnast and boxer who developed Pilates during World War I. He was in charge of physiotherapy at a prisoner of war camp and created both mat and equipment Pilates (the original equipment in Pilates was based upon modified prisoner beds). Joseph started a studio in New York during the 1920s, where he gained popularity with dancers. Through several students of his, Pilates spread. Each student developed their own variation of Pilates based upon Joseph's fundamentals. This is where Stott Pilates, Basi Pilates, etc came from. At Saskatoon Loves Pilates, we teach the Eve Gentry form of Pilates. She was a dancer who had her pectoral muscles removed after a mastectomy due to breast cancer. She went to Joseph Pilates for rehabilitation and learned how to access other muscles to compensate for muscles that she was missing. As a result, Gentry Pilates leans towards rehabilitation and prevention of injuries.
All Pilates is a comprehensive workout focusing on strengthening the core, re-balancing the muscles and aligning the spine (through the use of proper breathing). It increases core strength, flexibility and stability all the while improving overall body tone.
Pilates is great whether you want to improve your athletic performance, rehabilitate from chronic pain or injury, improve core support, feel more healthy or simply have a better posture!
Yoga Vs. Pilates
Pilates was created by Joseph Pilates and originally called Contrology. Joseph was a gymnast and boxer who developed Pilates during World War I. He was in charge of physiotherapy at a prisoner of war camp and created both mat and equipment Pilates (the original equipment in Pilates was based upon modified prisoner beds). Joseph started a studio in New York during the 1920s, where he gained popularity with dancers. Through several students of his, Pilates spread. Each student developed their own variation of Pilates based upon Joseph's fundamentals. This is where Stott Pilates, Basi Pilates, etc came from. At Saskatoon Loves Pilates, we teach the Eve Gentry form of Pilates. She was a dancer who had her pectoral muscles removed after a mastectomy due to breast cancer. She went to Joseph Pilates for rehabilitation and learned how to access other muscles to compensate for muscles that she was missing. As a result, Gentry Pilates leans towards rehabilitation and prevention of injuries.
All Pilates is a comprehensive workout focusing on strengthening the core, re-balancing the muscles and aligning the spine (through the use of proper breathing). It increases core strength, flexibility and stability all the while improving overall body tone.
Pilates is great whether you want to improve your athletic performance, rehabilitate from chronic pain or injury, improve core support, feel more healthy or simply have a better posture!
