What is Pilates?

Pilates is a form of exercise that builds muscular strength, endurance, flexibility and motor control. Pilates emphasizes exercising with proper postural alignment, core strength, muscle balance and breathing technique. Joseph Pilates created the Pilates exercises in the 1920s. 

When can my kid start doing Pilates?

Kids as young as 7-8 years old who can follow instructions can start Pilates. However, your child needs to be supervised by a competent professional trained in Pilates. Children's bones and joints are still growing, and so it is essential that their developing bodies get the right kind of exercise. Pilates exercises for children need to take extra care to support the growing bodies of children, while focusing on flexibility and balanced strength.

Benefits of Pilates for kids:

Pilates emphasizes proper body alignment, so kids are more conscious about adopting correct posture, and have better body awareness. This leads to improved posture the rest of their lives.

By increasing core strength and muscle balance, kids are fitter overall, and this reduces the potential of injuries during sports.

The breathing technique that is an essential part of Pilates helps kids to exercise more effectively and can be used to manage their stress.

Exercising releases hormones, such as dopamine and serotonin, that help people feel good about themselves. Our kids now have increasingly stressful lives, and Pilates is a good way for them to de-stress.

Exercising in childhood creates good lifetime habits - children who are fit and active when young, are more likely to be fit active adults.

Please feel free to reach out to us to find out if Pilates is right for your kid.

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