6 of our favorite ways Pilates benefits your body

Pilates improves balance and body awareness. The focus on mindful movement and breath enhances proprioception and heightens awareness of how your body moves. This can prevent injuries and falls and is particularly important as we age.

1. Pilates improves balance and your body awareness. The focus on mindful movement and breath enhances proprioception and heightens awareness of how your body moves. This can prevent injuries and falls and is particularly important as we age.

2. Pilates increases mobility as we use slow and controlled stretching movements to improve flexibility and strengthen muscles at the same time. While improved flexibility doesn't necessarily provide any functional benefit, increased mobility is valuable as it improves the movement of your joints.

3. Pilates reduces stress and boosts your mood, energy and motivation. During Pilates, your nervous system responds to the focus on breathwork by lowering cortisol levels, which will lower stress over time. And, like with any exercise, the increased oxygen flow and blood circulation stimulate feel-good endorphins and give you a boost of energy. A study of students showed Pilates can boost motivation, achievement and cognitive function.

4. Pilates perks up your posture by strengthening postural muscles and bringing attention to your body alignment. With improved posture, you reduce the risks of headaches, as well as shoulder and back pain.

5. Pilates reduces injury risks by using strength building exercises to increase the supports & the stability of your joints as they move. This makes it beneficial for sportsman and exercisers.

6. Pilates eases lower back pain, which is espcially for office people. Physical activity is considered the magic lotion for back pain, and as Pilates engages the deep core and pelvic floor muscles, it's a powerful way to build strength and stabilize your back. So, after one day working, why not pilates?! ROC FITNESS is a very professional manufacturer of all kinds of Pilates equipment in China for many years. If you got any inquiries on Pilates, feel free to contact our salesman.