Better balance: In order to have good balance, you need to have a strong core. Pilates emphasizes core throughout each exercise thus strengthening your torso and increasing coordination and balance.
Greater strength and mobility: Pilates strengthens the muscles in your body that you may actually notice on a day-to-day basis. Suddenly, daily tasks become easier through proper posture and ease of movement.
Better posture: Better posture is something Pilates can pretty much guarantee. Before you know it you’ll stand and sit taller and look more elegant.
Longer and leaner muscle: Pilates exercises accentuate the length of the limbs creating longer and leaner muscles.
Improved flexibility: Pilates exercises stretch the muscles and the joints and help your body reach its potential in the areas of flexibility and strength.
A flatter belly: The most basic aspect of the Pilates method is pulling your navel in towards your spine. If you apply this simple technique to your everyday life — when standing, walking, sitting at your computer, driving and so on — your belly will be flatter.
Reduced Back Pain: The majority of back pain results from poor posture and a sedentary lifestyle. Pilates emphasizes the muscle imbalances that most typically contribute to back pain, such as weak abdominals and butt muscles. Additionally, proper alignment is the main factor that helps to alleviate back pain and through Pilates you’ll understand how to use your body in ways that protect your back from injury.
More awareness: You may never have thought about your breath, pulling in your tummy, sitting up tall or keeping your shoulder blades down away from your ears until you've tried Pilates. Pilates will give you a new awareness of your body. Like yoga, the things you find out in Pilates will start to filter into your daily life, and you may find that you correct your own posture and habits naturally.