***ATTENTION ALL RUNNERS**** Have you just run the Dublin Marathon and wondering what next? Thinking how you could improve your time for next year? With the running season almost over it is the perfect opportunity to highlight the benefits of Pilates for runners. The aim of Pilates is to develop core strength, improve breathing, flexibility, balance and promote ideal postural alignment which in turn will improve your running. Here are just some of the benefits: 1) Pilates helps runners focus on their breathing. Breathing patterns and body mechanics are essential to performing Pilates movements correctly, which easily translate into a runners breathing patterns and posture to improve form and efficiency. 2) When running, the body endures constant impact with the force of each step travelling up from the legs to the lower back. The core strength developed through Pilates not only makes your core areas better able to deal with the impact, it improves body alignment and balance, helping the runner distribute the force of running throughout the body more efficiently, instead of just loading a few of the muscles. 3) Pilates helps you identify areas of weakness that can inhibit running posture and learn muscular cues to help fire the muscles surrounding the diaphragm, spine, ribs and hips in such a way to maintain better posture through the gait cycle. According to experts and several runners just one Pilates workout each week will make a difference. Don’t wait until next year when the marathon season is upon us again. Start today!!! Here at Pearse Street Physiotherapy Clinic, Chartered physiotherapists’ run more than 40 class per week with classes specifically designed and tailored for runners. You can see a full timetable on our website at pearsestreetphysio/pilates_timetable.asp or call reception on 01 6334035 for further details.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 09:34:24 +0000
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