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What Is Pilates?
Pilates Equipment
Pilates Breathing Techniques
Burning Calories With Pilates
Pilates Benefits
Pilates Apparel
Supreme Pilates
Mari Winsor Pilates
Beginning Winsor Pilates
Pilates History
How Pilates Was Invented
Stott Pilates
Pilates Machines
Losing Weight With Pilates
Pilates Mats
Pilates Balls
Pregnancy Pilates
Postnatal Pilates
Endometriosis Pilates
Beginner Pilates Exercises
Advanced Pilates Exercises
Pilates vs. Yoga
Reducing Muscle Pain With Pilates
Pilates Certification
Pilates Instructor Salaries
Equipment used for Pilates includes weighted medicine balls, one or two floor mats, and a stability ball. … More
Pilates is a form of exercise that strives to build strength and improve flexibility. Whether Pilates is d… More
This article includes seven different workouts with pilates balls and free weights.… More
Pilates uses many resistance training machines. Find out about using machines in Pilates with expert tips … More
Using exercise balls, add more weight to a Pilates workout routine. Work out with Pilates balls using expe… More
Using Pilates therabands can help add resistance to your exercises. Learn more about therabands and how th… More
When picking Pilates apparel, choose form-fitting clothing. Pick Pilates workout clothes with expert tips … More
Learn about what pilates is, and some of the basics needed to practice it.… More
Pilates uses breathing and mental awareness to control the movements of the body to build core muscle stre… More
Some Pilates benefits are increased strength, toned muscles and improved posture. Discover other Pilates b… More
The history of Pilates began with Joseph Pilates. Discover how Joseph Pilates invented the Pilates exercis… More
Pilates has been around for decades, but only over the last few years has it become a wildly popular choic… More
Make sure your feet are evenly on the sides of your mats and your weight is distributed evenly. Learn how … More
Before doing non-traditional Pilates, it's necessary to understand traditional Pilates. Learn about non-tr… More
Different Pilates exercises are used for each trimester of pregnancy. Learn to exercise with Pilates when … More
Summary: Pilates uses many resistance training machines. Find out about using machines in Pilates with expert tips from a fitness instructor in this free workout video.
Ashley Ludman, OTR and ERYT, is co-owner and director of Seaside Yoga. She has been leading yoga teacher trainings and retreats since 2002. Ludman has over 500 hours of study in...read more
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"Hi my name is Ashley Ludman from Seaside Yoga, here to tell you a little bit about how Pilates machines work. First of all to understand this, you need to understand the basis of the Pilates exercise and of itself. Pilates is a system of exercise that aims to create stability and control of movement through this powerhouse, this center of strength from our core. It also works systematically throughout the whole body. So it's not just core work, which many people do associate with Pilates. So in essence, when you extend your arm out and lengthen your muscles, this is considered and eccentric muscle contraction. Which means the muscle is strength, is strengthen in its longest format, which is different than lifting free weights when you create this bicep curl, the muscle is shortened. So in Pilates exercise, you are strengthening your muscles in an elongated form. Pilates equipment uses spring resistance coils. So instead of weight-bearing where you're lifting weight against gravity, you're actually pushing out against the resistance of the coils. And in various equipment such as the Reformer or the Cadillac, you'll have different placement to put your feet and your shoulders and your arms in different straps and on the different bars in different locations within the particular machine and of itself. And that is how you work the muscles in an eccentric, elongated form with Pilates machinery. So thanks for joining me today."
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