What makes Pilates different from other forms of exercise?

Exercising on equipment designed by Joseph Pilates is unlike anything else you've experienced. With most exercise equipment it may feel as if you are pushing pieces of padded metal around. With Pilates you are dynamically moving & stretching, fluidly moving the apparatus with you. You are simultaneously strengthening and stretching your entire body by concentrically and eccentrically loading the muscles. And best of all the exercises actually feel good. Focus is applied to the quality of the movement rather than the quantity of the movement; 5-10 properly executed movements are more effective than 20 haphazard movements. And don't think you won't sweat doing Pilates. Once past the beginner's level, Pilates is very challenging work.

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