Roy Sencio

My back is killing me. That’s what you get for sitting in front of the PC at about 14-16 hours a day… I was thinking some pilates back exercises would help… but wait a sec… I know what you’re thinking.. my social life is non existent… I’m now a certified computer geek! Wrong.. I do have a little “social” interaction going on other than virtual interaction. I must saying being online for long hours does get you a little introverted.

Anyways, fact is I haven’t been getting much exercise anyway and I haven’t been out on any trip recently… and haven’t done anything new lately… yeah been total loser lately.

So I thought maybe getting into Pilates would be something worth exploring, ok maybe not really serious into but starting with pilates back exercises because they are killing me.

I wouldn’t have a problem, I just met a guy who teaches Pilates… Cool!

But what is Pilates? Ok, time to dig up some facts.

What is Pilates?

Pilates has actually been around for a long time now, but it was only ’til recently that a lot of people have started getting an interest in it and getting into it.

“It is a low-impact form of exercise that focuses on spinal range of motion, abdominal and back strengthening, flexibility, and breathing patterns. For a variety of reasons Pilates has become an exercise program recommended by many healthcare professionals for those with certain spine conditions, as well as for the prevention and wellness benefits it offers.” Source for that is http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article2700.html.

Pilates is a total body exercise program that focuses on 6 basic principles: concentration, control, centering, fluidity, precision, and breathing. Now most people think that they can exercise and build up a sweat with a lot of physical exertion… yo have got to try pilates… taking things slower is actually much more difficult.

Pilates exercises revolve around the spine and flexibility in what they call all lpanes of motion… and pilates practitioners should pay close attention to their own postural or range of motion limitations so they can get the most out of each exercise.

Looks like I found something for my back, the question is how do I actually get started.. well I could talk to KT about it since she is so into it… or maybe talk to Arnel who is a pilates instructor who’s back from his stint in Singapore… or maybe enroll for some programs in pilates cebu style! Hehehehe… pilates cebu style? Whatever that means, I just made that up. would that mean doing pilates exercises just sitting comfortably?

Anyways, maybe it will work for my back… but how to get started really is the big question.

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