With an emphasis on breath, core conditioning and body awareness, Pilates exercise is a safe and highly effective way to stretch, strengthen and streamline your body without building bulk or stressing your joints. Performed on a mat or specialized equipment, Pilates is a fitness regime for a lifetime. The perfect complement to cardiovascular exercise, sport, rehab and life, Pilates exercises will leave you looking toned, feeling revitalized and moving with ease.
Benefits of Pilates
- longer, leaner muscles (less bulk, more freedom of movement)
- improves postural problems
- increases core strength/stability and peripheral mobility
- helps prevent injury
- enhances functional fitness, ease of movement
- balances strength & flexibility
- heightens body awareness
- no-impact - easy on the joints
- can be customized for everyone from rehab patients to elite athletes
- complements other methods of exercise
- improves performance in sports (golf, skiing, skating, dance, etc.)
- improves balance, coordination & circulation
La Jolla Sports Club offers Pilates mat classes as part of membership as well as fee-based private and group lessons that feature the Pilates reformer, trapeze table and other equipment.
La Jolla Sports Club
