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Keeping Fit And Healthy With Pilates Yoga
from: Ann MarierJoseph Pilates, a German immigrant, developed the famous and
highly popular Pilates exercise program, designed to get you fit
without the bulky muscle of the Mr. America type. He spent many
years, beginning as an adolescent, studying various body
disciplines in his search for a program of exercises to promote
health and fitness with a lean look and a graceful demeanor.
Among the disciplines he studied was yoga, which he integrated
into his method. Developed in the late 1920's, Pilates yoga
today is a well respected and wildly popular form of this
ancient art and body discipline.
Although Joseph Pilates did not achieve fame in his lifetime,
his work was practiced and carried on by a small group of
devotees to his methods, for decades, before the recent
explosion of Pilates exercise programs and Pilates yoga. Today,
Pilates' form of yoga is at the forefront of exercise and self
discipline regimes. Pilates yoga is especially popular with
dancers and athletes, as well as celebrities who've caught on to
the superior benefits of Pilates' methodology.
Pilates yoga requires an instructor to have expertise in human
anatomy and movement, physiology and the principles of yoga. In
order to evaluate the knowledge and integrity of the yoga
instructor, several yoga organizations offer online information
on choosing a qualified yoga instructor. There are even
certification programs which require months or even years of
study.
If you choose to pursue a Pilates oriented yoga program, you'll
want a well qualified person as your instructor. Be aware that
some "certified" instructors may have as little as a day's or
one weekend's training. In order to gain maximum benefit of a
Pilates yoga class, look for a teacher with at least the minimum
certification of 250 hours of training. An instructor with a 500
hour training certification will likely prove a good choice.
With the current popularity of the Pilates programs, you need to
be careful in choosing an instructor, as certification programs
are not standardized and vary widely in both standards and depth
of training a certification may represent. So how do you make an
intelligent assessment of your Pilates yoga instructor?
The Pilates Method Alliance (pilates method alliance on the web)
has a database allowing you to search for qualified Pilates
instructors in your locale. In addition, they give you a run
down on the profile and standards of a qualified instructor, as
well as tips on interviewing your potential instructor.
Another resource is the non-profit Yoga Alliance group (yoga
alliance on the web), dedicated to serving the yoga community
with resources and their own searchable database of Pilates yoga
instructors meeting their strict standards of qualifications.
If the Pilates yoga program holds an appeal for you, invest a
little time in finding the right instructor and you'll soon be
on your way to that fit, lean body you always wanted.
About the author:
Ann Merier writes articles about the home and family health in
general. Her many article topics include mothers
day,diabetes,detox diet,yoga,fireplaces
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