Individual Pilates
Pilates, or Contrology as it was initially called by its creator Joseph Pilates, is a method of physical and mental conditioning. It is the art of controlling the body and movement, which brings about a significant change in the life of its practitioner by altering the shape, function, and alignment of the body. It becomes a massage by improving blood and lymphatic circulation and also enhances the body's energy in motion, which in turn induces a global postural restructuring.
Doing individual pilates with an osteopath can offer several advantages, combining the benefits of pilates with specialized osteopathic knowledge. Here are some specific advantages:
Personalized approach: By receiving individualized instruction from an osteopath during your pilates sessions, you can benefit from a program tailored to your specific health and fitness needs. The osteopath takes into account your medical conditions, goals, injury history, and fitness level to craft your exercise program.
Correction of muscular and postural imbalances: Osteopaths are trained to identify and correct muscular and postural imbalances that can lead to injuries and health issues. During pilates sessions, the osteopath provides guidance and correction to ensure you are performing exercises correctly and using proper technique to prevent injuries and maximize benefits.
Pain management: Individuals suffering from chronic pain or musculoskeletal limitations often find themselves restricted in performing many tasks, especially when it comes to physical exercise. With an Osteopath as your Pilates instructor, they have knowledge of specific exercises, forms, and techniques that will help you manage that pain during your practice.
Emphasis on mobility and flexibility: One of the Osteopath's roles is to help the body improve its mobility and flexibility because only then can a joint and the body itself move without limitations. This leads osteopaths to value and give great importance to these two aspects for musculoskeletal health in general and for the individual in particular. During Pilates sessions, they incorporate stretching and mobility techniques and forms that will help improve the health of your joints.
Improvement of body awareness: In the presence of a well-aligned body and unrestricted movement, we have a happy and cheerful individual who can perform daily tasks without pain, safely and without injury. This is synonymous with having good body awareness. Osteopathy emphasizes the importance of body awareness by helping the body move without limitations and pain, and the mind-body connection. During Pilates sessions, an osteopath can help you develop better body awareness by teaching you to pay attention to your body's signals and adjust your posture and exercise technique as needed.
Safe progression: In the presence of a strong, aligned body with good flexibility and mobility, the Pilates instructor and osteopath helps you progress gradually in your training program towards more advanced and challenging exercises, ensuring that this evolution is done safely and effectively, without exceeding your physical limits or risking injury.
In summary, doing individual pilates with an osteopath can provide an integrated and personalized approach to your fitness, helping to improve your posture, mobility, flexibility, and body awareness, while minimizing the risk of injury and maximizing health benefits.