mardi 17 octobre 2017

Become Stronger With Private Pilates Training

By Anna Brown


Anyone who has had to learn how to live with the limitations of paraplegia knows just how mentally and physically trying this can be. For an adult to go from independent income-earner to being completely dependent upon those around them, serious issues with depression only serve to worsen their overall condition. However, physical therapy, such as they can receive with private Pilates training, can help them on the road to healing.

There are a few differences between this practice and the movements of Yoga, which more people are familiar with. Yoga is almost always focused on the body as its own weight resistance wherein our instructors do utilize some weights or other resistance tools. For someone who is seriously injured, some of the poses of Yoga pose far too much difficulty.

Yoga instructors often lead their students in a series of movements that work every muscle in the body. Our trainers, on the other hand, are utilizing a series of movements that focus on the upper body, the abdomen, and the muscles supporting the spine. For anyone with the limitations of paraplegia, this upper-body focus is precisely what their body needs to be doing.

Such an approach to fitness is ideal for these patients, as many of these poses do not require them to move at all. Their trainer will help them with the parts of the body they no longer have use of, helping to maintain healthy circulation. Working the core itself can be accomplished by simply tightening abdominal muscles for a set length of time.

As we are trying to heal after a surgery or sudden condition, many patients have a tendency to allow lethargy to overtake them. However, if they are willing to take the time to see these trainers, they will find small steps in the right direction will bring them back to health more quickly. For many patients, getting their health back can even mean getting back to work.

Not only does our attitude impact how our bodies heal, but engaging in exercise to improve strength and basic mobility has consistently been shown to improve the emotional state of the patient. Some people have used this type of personalized physical therapy as a way to get off of, or even avoid the use of antidepressants or other mood stabilizers.

Many patients in wheelchairs suffer back pain, and it is not uncommon for them to become alcoholics. However, by improving the strength of their spine, many patients have been able to avoid risky back surgeries that might not even solve the problem. Additionally, with the emotional benefits of exercise, many patients who fall prey to alcoholism find a better way to cope.

While their trainers will undoubtedly encourage the patient to continue their exercises at home, the act of getting to their PT appointment as scheduled will help ensure success. Studies show that people who attend fitness training classes in a gym work out harder, and have greater success than anyone who attempts to exercise alone. This fact is even more true for someone who is trying to regain strength lost.




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