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Not a Single Loss

Many don't realize the Pilates Method was developed by a man (Joseph Pilates) in the early 1900s. When World War I broke out, Joseph ended up in an internment camp on the Isle of Man. During his time there, Joseph started putting the other detainees through his method of movement, what we now recognize as Pilates Mat repertoire.

Pilates credits the improved circulation of the lymphatic system, the system that shuttles fluid about the human body, through the lymph nodes where they are then filtered by the immune system for viruses, bacteria and foreign matter.

The main muscle that assists this process? Joseph believed it was the Transverse Abdominus. Essentially, your core. This is the muscle that helps you hold a plank, or brace your torso and support the spine. In this case it aids in respiration by working with the diaphragm to allow space for air to enter the body and press it back out. Pilates described many of his exercises which included very focused respiration as "an internal shower"...this brings new meaning to this phrase, as he was also using this "shower" to cleanse the body and improve immunity.

Fascinating!

"Having discussed the merciless widespread immensity of this pandemic, it really puts into perspective the astonishing fact that not a single person in the internment camp with Joseph Pilates succumbed to the pandemic influenza. The camp he was in varied no differently in the crowded conditions and the same varying ages of detainees as any other camps. The only difference that could be pinpointed was the system of exercises the detainees were doing daily under Joe’s voluntary lead. Joe’s daily exercise regime was attributed to be responsible for creating robust internal immune systems within the individuals."

Quote and information included above was found in the following article. Written by in Feb 2019.

https://www.authenticpilatesaustin.com/pilates-the-immune-booster/

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