A type of exercise and skill named after the German Joseph Hubertus Pilates. During his lifetime, Pilates called this set of unique training movements and movement skills "Contrology".

Joseph Platy was born in a small town in Germany. He was frail and sickly since he was a child, and has long been troubled by his fragile respiratory system. He tried many kinds of exercise to strengthen his physical problems, and also carefully studied yoga and Zen meditation. Later, after the outbreak of the First World War, while in custody he created a series of mat sports and led his companions in daily training.

Pilates is a kind of exercise that soothes the muscles of the whole body and improves the control ability of the human trunk. Mr. Pilates named this exercise "control science"

It is mainly exercise The small muscle groups deep in the body maintain and improve the appearance of normal movement postures, achieve body balance, emphasize the control of core muscle groups, increase one's own proprioception, and perform a whole-body coordinated exercise with correct breathing.

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Practicing Pilates before delivery can relieve tension during pregnancy, benefit fetal health, reduce the chance of postpartum depression, and strengthen deep muscle groups, including Core muscles, postural muscles, and pelvic floor muscles adjust the correct alignment of the spine to help the baby deliver smoothly.

Practicing Pilates after childbirth can repair the diastasis of the rectus abdominis, eliminate fat, correct the spinopelvic structural deviation caused by pregnancy, rebuild muscle tension, return the body to a neutral position, and eliminate some pain.

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