Pilates
Pilates is a form of low-impact exercise that aims to strengthen muscles while improving postural alignment and flexibility. Pilates moves tend to target the core, although the exercises work other areas of your body as well.
Pilates teaches you the correct movement activation and sequence, starting in the central core and not from the outer dominant muscles. Pilates is a functional way of strengthening the body, by using the mind, correct breathing and pattern of movements. Pilates can aid in improving posture, spinal support, strength and flexibility.
Pilates is for everyone!
It can be practiced by all ages from children to professional athletes, or people with specific medical conditions. Unless directly stipulated by your medical doctor, anyone can participate in Pilates.
In weightlifting, for CrossFit athletes, most of the focus is on exercises with concentric contractions, which shorten muscle fibers. Pilates exercises take you through concentric contractions but primarily focus on eccentric contractions, which accounts for the lengthening feeling you often experience after a good class. CrossFit Hymn is the place to be, improve your weightlifting, with Pilates, at our one-stop fitness facility in Langenhoven Park, Bloemfontein
