Know The Pilates Pregnancy Principles Before Performing Exercises!

Maintaining the routine exercise program becomes difficult when you are pregnant.

So, you can make use of pilates pregnancy to stay active and healthy.

Pilates pregnancy is the best exercise for women. It is a form of exercise method designed to use during pregnancy and also after delivery to attain the shape of your body back.

Pilates pregnancy helps to maintain strength and flexibility of the important muscles that carry the baby, making pregnancy much easier. It also provides body-awareness, breathing and relaxation.

However, before following the Pilates pregnancy exercises, it is very essential for you to understand the principles of the Pilates method.

The principles that you need to remember while practicing Pilates include:

Centering is the most essential principle of Pilates pregnancy. Vigorously, Pilates exercises are basis from center. Centering provides this by bringing the focus physically to the center of the body (the central core muscles), the area between the lower ribs and pubic bone.

The way you breathe during Pilates pregnancy is very important. In Pilates exercise, the principle of breathing is completely based on enforced exhalation and full inhalation because coordinating the exhalation and inhalation of breathing ensures that oxygen is carried in and the waste gases are passed out at the right time for maximum benefit.

Thus, it helps to control the exchange of oxygen and waste gases in the blood and transfers to the required parts of the body at the right time of movement. However, a proper care and concentration are also important while practicing pilates.

Concentration is another fundamental principle of pilates pregnancy exercise. While practicing pilates pregnancy, it is very essential to concentrate on the exercise continuously in order to perform in the right way.

It is also important to focus your concentration on the complete body because it helps position every part of your body correctly and your mind gets deep relaxation, avoiding all fears or anxieties.

Control is important for pilates exercise to improve the overall body fitness. However, this can be achieved through complete muscle control.

Complete muscle control refers not only the control of central core muscles but also the movements and the positions of the body while performing.

Correctness is another essential pilates pregnancy principle. In pilates, every movement should be performed with correctness in order to have maximum benefits.

The correctness applies at each and every movement in the exercise program because each movement has its own purpose. So, perform the movements perfectly without any rush.

Flowing movements is also essential in pilates pregnancy exercises. In pilates, the body movements are performed in a synchronized manner without any sudden, jerky movements. The movements will be in rhythmic manner.

Each position flows slowly and naturally to the next position. Therefore, the muscles develop uniformly and help provide good position and flexibility.

Saw, modified leg front pull, spine twist, side lying kick, back strength, angel arms, front arm support are some of the pilates pregnancy exercises that helps to focus on making a strong healthy body. However, perform these exercises by following all principles.

Know The Pilates Pregnancy Principles Before Performing Exercises! was last modified: September 22nd, 2017 by pnreddy1
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  • I really like how you simplified the concept of pilates and pregnancy. Thank you for participating in Fitness for Moms Carnival.

  • Excellent post. The Pilates Fitness system is very underrated. Since I started I am much more relaxed and less stressed. I I highly suggest that everyone takes up Pilates.

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