Pilates for Posture

Quality of motion is the most important factor in the exercise program. Although this seems quite obvious, it's often neglected. Healthy, effective, and efficient posture and movement are an integral part of general well-being. Poor posture is a faulty relationship of the various parts of body, which produces increased strain on the supporting structures. Good posture is the state of muscular and skeletal balance that protects the supporting structures of the body against injury. The standard posture is considered ideal posture and deviations from the standard are called impairments of posture.

Literature suggests that the relationship between muscle length and strength may contribute to posture deviation. Core strength is another key concept that certainly pertains to optimal posture and movement. Pain, posture, and movement are inextricably linked. Pain can induce abnormal movement, abnormal movement can induce pain. Posture habits, and movement patterns contributing to the mechanical cause of pain must be modified.