Documented Benefits from The Pilates Method Alliance

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Pilates yields numerous benefits such as:

increased spine mobility (Carr & Day 2004),
increased muscle flexibility (Schroeder et al 2002, Otto et al 2004, Rogers et al 2005, Segal et al 2004),
improved muscular endurance (Sewright 2004, Rogers 2005),
improved posture (McMillan, 1998)
improved tennis serve velocity (Sewright 2004), improved body awareness (Lange 2000),
decreased low back pain (Anderson 2006),
reduction in the need for lumbar surgeries (Cohen 2006),
improved bone density (Betz 2005),
improved ability to correctly contract the Transversus Abdominus (Herrington & Davis 2005),
improved pelvic control (Herrington & Davis 2005)
improved recruitment of Rectus Abdominus and External Oblique muscles (Esco et al 2005),
decreased lumbar paraspinal muscle activity in subjects with low back pain. (Quinn 2005)