PILATESPILATES

Pablo Luque Rosa Pablo Luque Rosa

Laude El Altillo SchoolLaude El Altillo School

PILATESPILATES

•IntroductionIntroduction

•PrinciplesPrinciples

•HistoryHistory

•CuriositiesCuriosities

•VideoVideo

•SummarySummary

•QuestionaryQuestionary

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

• Developed by Joseph Pilates in 1912. Developed by Joseph Pilates in 1912.

• Over 500 exercisesOver 500 exercises

• Unique system of equipment.Unique system of equipment.

• Abdominal strength, improveAbdominal strength, improveflexibility and total body controlflexibility and total body control

PRINCIPLESPRINCIPLES

• Six principles: concentration, control, Six principles: concentration, control, centralization, fluidity of movement,centralization, fluidity of movement,precision and breathing.precision and breathing.

• You reach the building and theYou reach the building and thestretch of the muscles without themstretch of the muscles without themincrease their volume.increase their volume.

• In the exercise performance is vital In the exercise performance is vital concentration in order to execute concentration in order to execute correctly, coordination, and control always correctly, coordination, and control always breathing.breathing.

HISTORY OF PILATESHISTORY OF PILATES

• Pilates was designed by Joseph Pilates, a Pilates was designed by Joseph Pilates, a physical-culturist born in Germany in physical-culturist born in Germany in 1880. He developed a system of exercises 1880. He developed a system of exercises during the first half of the 20th century during the first half of the 20th century which were intended to strengthen the which were intended to strengthen the human mind and body. Joseph Pilates human mind and body. Joseph Pilates believed that mental and physical health believed that mental and physical health are inter-related.are inter-related.

HISTORY OF PILATESHISTORY OF PILATES

• He had been a sickly child and had He had been a sickly child and had practiced many of the physical training practiced many of the physical training regimes which were available in Germany regimes which were available in Germany in his youth, and it was out of this context in his youth, and it was out of this context that he developed his own work. It is also that he developed his own work. It is also related to the tradition of "corrective related to the tradition of "corrective exercise" or "medical gymnastics".exercise" or "medical gymnastics".

CURIOSITIESCURIOSITIES

• Elite athletes are incorporating Pilates into Elite athletes are incorporating Pilates into their trainingtheir training

• Pilates was invited to train the new Pilates was invited to train the new German army but he had decided to reject German army but he had decided to reject the offer and emigrated to the United the offer and emigrated to the United States.States.

VIDEOVIDEO

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRWMhkk3Ozs

SUMMARYSUMMARY

• Pilates is a method of body conditioning Pilates is a method of body conditioning developed by Joseph Pilates in 1912.developed by Joseph Pilates in 1912.

• Pilates was designed by Joseph Pilates.Pilates was designed by Joseph Pilates.

• elite athletes are incorporating Pilates into elite athletes are incorporating Pilates into their trainingtheir training

• six principles: concentration, control, six principles: concentration, control, centralization, fluidity of movement,centralization, fluidity of movement,precision and breathing.precision and breathing.

QuestionsQuestions

• Wisdom is one of the six principles Wisdom is one of the six principles

A) TrueA) True

B) FalseB) False

• Pilates is a method of body Pilates is a method of body conditioningconditioning

A)A) TrueTrue

B)B) FalseFalse

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