Pilates

Special equipment and apparatus are used which is designed to improve physical strength, flexibility, posture, balance, co-ordination, correct muscle imbalances, strengthen the core and enhance mental awareness. In a quest to improve training, many professional dancers and athletes were led to Pilates. Pilates is also used as a form of rehabilitation by physiotherapist's, Biokineticist's and other specialist. 

Brief History:

Pilates was created in the 1920s by the physical trainer, Joseph Pilates (1880-1967) for the purpose of physical rehabilitation. This method of rehabilitation was first known as Contrology. The method of Contrology is based on six major principles: breathing, centering, flow, concentration, control, and precision. Some of the first people treated by Pilates were soldiers returning from war and dancers such as Martha Graham and George Balanchine (to strengthen their bodies and heal their aches and pains).