Pilates for the Athletic Body
Professional Basketball Athlete from UPBasketball Training Facility
Whether you are an professional athlete or a weekend warrior, Pilates has many benefits for your body. Pilates is a whole-body exercise system that can develop strength, functional flexibility, coordination, and balance in athletes wanting to improve their skills or in clients returning to an activity after an injury or hiatus.
Pilates is designed to give you strong and flexible muscles without adding bulk. It focuses on strengthening the core stabilizing muscles of the body aka “The Powerhouse” including the deep abdominals, lower back, hips, buttock muscles and the muscles that support the shoulder girdle and rotator cuff. Pilates also addresses weak and tight muscles with each an every exercise improving posture, alignment, flexibility, endurance and control. At the same time, Pilates exercises work on increasing flexibility of the most often overused larger, tighter, major muscles groups.
Today Pilates is used by athletes in various sports to help them enhance athletic performance, improve technique, prevent injuries, speed recovery, and help their hard working bodies stay balanced and healthy.
Come experience for yourself, and see why so many athletes including LeBron James, have added Pilates to their training routines.