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PILATES SPECIAL COURSE

Lulling you into a false sense of security, the average Pilates‘beginners FRENCH FOR WORKINGABROAD

class has you confined to a mat for an entire hour. Hurrah, you’ll think, finally a form of exercise where you lie down all the time. Sadly, this

is just an illusion. Despite the supine position, Pilates is a tough nut INSTITUTE forApleED LANGUAGE STUDIES

to crack, but oh so satisfying when you finally do. That said, the Tel: (0131) 650 6200 Fax: (0131) 667 5927

beauty of Pilates is that anyone, regardless of fitness level, can do it. Email: IALS~enquiries@ed.aC-Uk German-born Joseph Pilates started his career as a boxer in www.ia|s.ed.ac.uk é

England, before developing his alternative form of exercise. He and his nurse wife, Clara, found that his movement regime could help those recovering from wartime disease or injury. Designed to stretch, strengthen and balance the body - in particular the abdomen and back - Pilates builds up your ‘core strength’, taking the weight off over-worked spines and distributing it elsewhere. Which might sound complicated, but in reality couldn’t be simpler. Engage (flex) your stomach muscles in the right way, and your whole body falls into line. A relatively unknown quantity until the 19805, when dancers started to practise it on a regular basis, Pilates is fast becoming as popular as yoga. The benefits manifest themselves within a few classes: better posture, toned muscles and a lifesaver for those with muscular back problems. As Pilates himself said at the age of 86: ‘I must be right;

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