Healthy Pregnancy: Pilates helps expecting mothers

Most people think of Pilates as a new form of perception, because the recent wave of popularity for the fitness industry and health care. In reality, Joseph Pilates invented more than 80 years. Pilates is a sick child from asthma. In order to fight against his illness and his strength, he experimented with the spirit of the various disciplines and has been a success for skiing, diving, Turner, and boxer. While in internment in England during the First World War, he taught fellow interns his concepts and exercises that he has more than 20 years of self-study and training in yoga, Zen and the ancient Greeks and Romans to the study of physics . During this time, Pilates began designing the system of exercises soil of origin, known today as "Pilates Matwork. In a few years, it was a nurse in many caution interned during the war, illness and injury. Here began the development of tools for carrying out the rehabilitation of patients, the source beds and rigging spring resistance and "movement" for the bed. This "system", which is the basis for his style of today, the cooling system. In many ways, Pilates equipment today is very different, as it was then. The use of spring tension, belts, equipment support for the back, neck and shoulders are the same applications for the device today. The type of equipment, the challenge and support both of the body so as to make it more effective. With the desire to help others, better health, Pilates opened his first studio in New York in 1926, where he enjoyed the exercise of its aircraft and more than 500 years of therapy rehabilitation of athletes and dancers. For over 60 years, this form of exercise has been a well kept secret - but dancers, athletes, the physical handling of patients and fitness enthusiasts on this Pilates method to attain the physical fitness and increasing. The benefit of Pilates' exercises of therapy for women through pregnancy and post partum more often misunderstood. In other words, Pilates exercise is a safe and effective for pregnant women, the breathing, posture and form and his body after the birth. Pilates focuses on breathing, promotes relaxation and helps activate the transversus abdominus. The transversus abdominus is the deepest abdominal muscle and is responsible for supporting the lumbar spine and pelvis in the area, at a time when bands are Lax natural hormone relaxin eliminated from the body during pregnancy and lactation stages. Lateral breathing Pilates Fitness, improve mobility of the chest, the range of motion in the membrane is limited due to the strong position of the child during the third quarter. Back pain is a frequent side effect of pregnancy. Except in the abdomen, pelvis and spine are strengthened, problems with his back can occur. Strengthening the transversus abdominus (ABS) conducted by the movements of Pilates not only improve back pain and attitudes of damage orientation, but women working for a growth much faster and more secure. Research has shown that the activation of the trans-verse abdominus also activates the pelvic floor, for these muscles strong and flexible in the process of birth. This may also contribute to stress incontinence you have, during and after pregnancy. The type of movement in Pilates exercise is low impact and pregnant women to exercise without burden hours Lax joints, or an increase in heart rate. Pilates many routes and the exercises of force, the preservation of hip flexibility and strength, which is essential for the well-being and preparation for birth. These exercises are the help and support of Pilates equipment, such as the reformer: a movement of transport on a bed, a chair Wunde with feathers, for the resistance and the trapeze table employee. Pilates exercises on a treadmill or with small accessories such as pillows or cushions the head, the magic circle, foam rollers, and other therapeutic resistance bands. Most of the changes made during the second and third quarter due to the dilatation of the stomach. All Pilates movements, at this stage are best seated on the right or lying down. You can also work as long back as the head is an increase in air at 30 degrees above the heart no more than 5 minutes on the page to take a break. Thus, the normal flow of blood and oxygen to the exercise of pregnancy is very enthusiastic about Pilates Wunde legwork on the chair. This session on a small stool with feathers and a lever to press the lever down with your feet. This Pilates movement provides conditioning for the legs and activation of abdominal muscles, stabilize the pelvis. Remember, it is very important that your Pilates instructor is certified and has experience working with pregnant women.