How Old is Old??

Joseph Pilates nailed it when he said “If, at the age of 30, you are stiff and out of shape, you are old. If, at 60, you are supple and strong, you are young”.

Your age is just the number of times you’ve celebrated your birth…on the other hand, your body tells your real story. The hallmarks of your true age are your muscle tone and strength, flexibility, agility and balance.

Fortunately, Pilates addresses these areas in a low impact way, and as it’s a functional exercise these benefits carry into your daily life so that “living” becomes easy!

Pilates is the true anti-aging exercise, reversing the common signs of ageing. There’s no need to resign ourselves to joint aches and injuries, sore backs, stiff hips, headaches and neck pain…So is it time to start reversing this?

Why is Pilates anti-aging?
It’s a resistance exercise – so it builds bone density.
It will strengthen and tone your muscles – creating a strong, toned body.
It will lengthen tight muscles – so you will be flexible to move freely and easily.
You will discover your core – and this will assist EVERYTHING but especially your agility and balance.
It also addresses cardio health and fat burning.
It burns excess adrenaline and cortisol, reducing stress, releasing endorphins so you’ll feel fabulous, not just look fabulous!
And you get to do most of it lying down!

After 10 sessions you’ll already feel different (often well before this), after 20 sessions you’ll look different and after 30 sessions you’ll have a whole new body.

I often hear “oh, I’ve never been able to touch my toes” or “my balance has always been a real problem”….well now that you’ve read this there’s no reason why you can’t be doing things you never even thought you could.

It could just be the most fun you’ve had lying down!
So be fit… live happy!

By Susa Wynne-Hoelscher

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