Operating since 1999, CenterFocus fitness is Temecula Valley’s first pilates studio. We offer a welcoming place for our clients; they enjoy a pleasant, clean and private environment in a beautiful studio with a full range of pilates equipment. We teach private pilates sessions (one to one) and semi-private sessions (2-3 participants per trainer). We are open Monday through Friday by appointment only.
What is Pilates?
Joseph Pilates was born in 1880 in Germany. Like the renaissance artists, he was ahead of his time. In the 1920’s he brought his method of exercise (which he called Contrology) to the Unites States to be performed on a mat and also with a strange looking apparatus (equipment). He also came with the philosophy that optimal health is achieved by addressing the body, mind, and spirit – what has become almost a mainstream concept today.
What is now known as pilates has proven itself not only to be a trendy exercise routine, but one with proven success for 90+ years. Now, many years later, the value of Joseph Pilates’ work has gained world-wide recognition and popularity.
Pilates has helped professional and Olympic athletes perform better with less injuries. Top golfers, equestrians, ball players, ice skaters and dancers have benefited from pilates.
Many medical doctors, chiropractors and physical therapists recommend pilates for safe, effective injury rehabilitation. Dr. Mehmet Oz says the exercise preferred by 9 out of 10 rehab specialists is pilates.
Training from the “Inside Out”
Have you been involved in a more traditional fitness training program for years, without ever fully achieving your desired results? Pilates may be your solution. Pilates is a training method that takes you to a deeper level.
In a nutshell, the science behind pilates is as follows: when properly functioning, the human body naturally originates movement from the inner core, where most of the “stabilizer” muscles exist. After the body is properly stabilzed, the “mover” muscles have a secure platform for movement in the body. Hence the term “from the inside out”!
Unfortunatley, most fitness programs emphasize the development of the superficial muscles. This often leads to postural imbalances, back, neck, shoulder and knee pain and injuries.
To develop the “stabilizer” muscles and inner core takes deep focus and concentration. That’s why, when compared to more traditional exercise approaches, pilates feels “deeper” on a muscular level. You work deep muscles, like the obliques, the transversus abdominus (the deepest abdominal muscle), spinal muscles and pelvic floor muscles.
Pilates also feels “deeper” on the mental-conditioning level! The focus and concentration required to engage this mind-body connection is a challenge! The end result of this mental exercise; you leave each session with a clearer mind and an elevated spirit!
Call CenterFocus pilates today for a FREE phone consultation: (951) 302-2527