The fourth Principle of Pilates is Precision. When doing Pilates the moves you make sometimes have a very small range of motion along with a certain flow.
This is called working the Precision of the movement. You Control the movement with Precision. Sometimes this means maintaining tension on the springs of the Reformer as you move or not letting the Reformer stop against the bumpers.
Precision also has to do with your Breath because in Pilates we want to "move as we breathe and breathe as we move." So if you can time your breath with the movement it takes Precision. You have to Concentrate on the Precise time you breathe and move. This is where the "Mind, Body, Spirit" of Pilates starts to come into your awareness.
After doing Pilates for about a year I finally started to realize the profound affect Pilates can have on somebody if they start to breathe with Precision.
You hear athletes talking about getting into a "zone" as they play their sport. Well Pilates can give the average everyday person a way to get into "their zone" as they move through different planes of motion while they stay Centered with Concentraion, Control and Precision.
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Stay tuned for the next blog where we'll discuss the 5th Principle of Pilates, Flow.
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