Pilates

Natalie Gleim

Mind & Body Exercise – Benefits

I am pretty sure I am not alone when I say exercising has always been the key to putting me in a better mood. After a stressful day, a bad breakup, an argument with someone I care about or just a little pick me up. Exercise has always been the one thing I go to.

For athletes, I see it as being even more important. Because as an athlete you sometimes need that extra push. Mind and body exercise, such as pilates and yoga, can really help athletes of any kind and people just in general. It relaxes your mind as it strengthens your body at the same time. This has been my first time taking a pilates class, although I do workout on a regular basis. I love the way I feel after starting my mornings with pilates.

The mind and conscience work together to create our feelings, and our feelings help us become aware of how a movement or exercise can make us feel in the moment. And as a former cheerleader I know it’s important to combine flexibility with working out to get in the best shape possible. Core strength plus flexibility will give you the best potential possible, for cheerleaders and dancers at least. I know that it can indeed help with pretty much all sports but I know for a fact that if I would have take some kind of Mind and Body exercise while cheering it would have been a big difference in not only my body but with the way my thought process was. It is such a relaxing, yet good workout.

I think that the way we treat our bodies and the way our bodies feel during a workout shows us a lot. By pilates being such a calm, quiet, and peaceful way to work out, it helps clear ones head. I like