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Pilates is the exercise method that combines elements of
yoga, gymnastics, dance
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who created pilates
Joseph Pilates
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what was the name of pilates before
Contrology
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Joseph pilates formed a philosophy to
help people get over illness (asthma)
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Benefits of yoga
Muscle balance and posture. Build strong core. Increase strength flexibility. Teaches Integrated movement. Brings mindfulness to movement. connects movement with breath
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Types of muscles
skeletal muscle, smooth muscle and cardiac muscle
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attach to a bone by tendons and they come in pairs. One muscles moves in on direction. And the partner muscle moves it the back in the other direction. **Called voluntary muscle(think in order to move them)
skeletal muscle
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found in the walls of the organs. They have the capacity to stretch and maintain tension for a long time. Unlike skeletal muscles, smooth muscles are involuntary.
smooth muscle
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found in heart only. Specialized and voluntary.
cardiac muscle
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muscle contractions
concentric, eccentric, isometric
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occurs when a muscle develops tension, reacts, and shortens in length.
concentric (positive)
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The muscle lengthening during an exercise
eccentric (negative)
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when the muscles are contracted with no change in muscle length because the joint position remains static.
isometric
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