Pilates

New York Wholistic Care provides a comprehensive checkup on your spine and posture. They also analyze the condition of your muscles and joints. By doing so, they recommend the exercise regimen that is best suited to your needs. After analyzing my body with a computer and a camera, I was told that my body wasn’t in the best condition. My neck was stretched forward 3cm more than normal and my back muscles were also stretched. They said I was fortunate to visit them while still in my late 20s. During my Pilates lesson with trainer Park Mee-hee, we started with stretching the muscles on the backside of my torso. The motion itself didn’t look difficult at all, but soon enough my arms were shaky and my breath irregular. I realized that there were muscles I never noticed I could move. When I did yoga, it wasn’t easy for me as I’m not that flexible. But doing Pilates, I only had to move just as much as I was able to thanks to the springs and bands. It was a new experience using every part of my body. I did have some muscular pain for about two days after the training session, kind of like after you have a massage. Joseph Pilates, the father of Pilates exercise, said: "In 10 sessions you will feel the difference, in 20 you will see the difference and in 30 you will have a whole new body." This year, I want to have a whole new me by doing Pilates.

Pilates sessions are often held with small groups of people using equipment and so it might not be very cheap. The sizes and prices of different sessions greatly vary depending on the number of participants. In terms of mat Pilates, which does not use any equipment, prices are a bit cheaper so visit a Pilates center and enroll in sessions according to your budget and schedule. How you breathe and how you use the equipment are very important in Pilates and because of this, some recommend that you have some 1-on-1 sessions the first few times.