What are the Eight Principles of Pilates?
Control: One of the fundamental rules when doing Pilates is to control you body’s every fluid movement. While performing Pilates exercises, attention is paid to the detail of the movement while ending each exercise with complete control. Breath: Most people use about 50% of their lung capacity resulting in stress, improper posture, and reinforced tension habits. Consistent breathing is essential to flowing movement and proper muscle balance. Every Pilates exercise has a specific breathing pattern assigned to it to help maximize the body’s ability to stretch and release tension in order to gain optimal body control. Deep inhalations and full exhalations increase lung capacity resulting in deep relaxation. Flow: Pilates exercises are performed gracefully, smoothly, and fluidly. There are no movements that require momentum or static positions. Precision: Precision is similar to control but with the added element of structural awareness. All Pilates exercises have precise definitions of ho
