PILATES
Therapeutic Low-Impact Exercise
Pilates is a type of mind-body exercise developed in
the early 20th century by German physical trainer
Joseph Pilates, after whom it was named. Pilates
developed in the aftermath of the late 19th century physical culture of
exercising in order to alleviate ill health. There is however only
limited evidence to support the use of Pilates to alleviate problems
such as lower back pain. Evidence from studies show that while Pilates
improves balance, it has not been shown to be an effective treatment for
any medical condition other than evidence that regular Pilates sessions
can help muscle conditioning in healthy adults, when compared to doing
no exercise.
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