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The Pilates Principle of Concentration and the ‘Clockwork’ Exercise

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The Pilates Principle of Concentration is the key to mind-body connection. As you focus on your entire body and your every breath, you are present and aware in the moment – bringing full attention and commitment to each exercise. Technique and how exercises are performed is more important than the exercises themselves. Connecting deeply to oneself is challenging, but when achieved, you will receive optimal results and the movement will flow. Our concentration and performance will soar.

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The Pilates Principle of Concentration

The Pilates Principle of Concentration is the key to mind-body connection. As you focus on your entire body and your every breath, you are present and aware in the moment – bringing full attention and commitment to each exercise. Technique and how exercises are performed is more important than the exercises themselves. Connecting deeply to oneself is challenging, but when achieved, you will receive optimal results and the movement will flow. Our concentration and performance will soar.

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Concentration for Mind-Body Awareness

Concentration is a discipline in learning to be mindful and aware. We must be mindful and aware of these things: proper breathing, engaging or resting the appropriate muscles, body positioning, and emotional feeling. The focus required is careful, precise, and slow foundational work. Movement must be slow and organized to encourage full-body awareness. This is difficult because the focus is not just on the moving body parts, but also on what the rest of the body is doing and feeling. Concentration is key for syncing the mind, the body and all its limbs.

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‘Clockwork’ Concentration Exercise

The ‘Clockwork’ Exercise is a perfect example of concentration. When an exercise becomes more mentally challenging than physically challenging, you’re working on concentration.

  1. On your exercise mat, begin by laying down with your peace fingers placed on your upper abs and on your lower abs. In this exercise, think of your upper abs as ’12:00’ on a clock face, and your lower abs as ‘6:00’.
  2. Begin to activate only your upper abs at ’12:00’, without activating your lower abs at ‘6:00’. Hold for 3 seconds and release.
  3. Then, activate only your lower abs at ‘6:00’, without activating your upper abs at ’12:00’. Hold for 3 seconds and release.
  4. Continue to individually activate the upper and lower abs, going back and forth a few times. Then, try to remove your hands and repeat steps 1 – 4 again.

May Mat Pilates Focus: Concentration

The Virtual Mat Pilates Class focus for May is ‘Concentration’. Join us as we develop our mind-body connection!

As a thank you for reading my newest blog post, use the promo code ‘MAYABS’ to enjoy one (1) FREE Ab Blast Class on me during May 2021! Can’t attend Live, or prefer Pilates solo? Class Playbacks are included with your booking and are emailed to you after class. Stream, watch and workout to the playback as many times as you’d like. Class Playbacks expire 2 weeks after the class date.

Here is my Virtual Pilates Class Schedule:

See you soon!

Your Friend & Pilates Expert,

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Kayla Brugger
Founder of PILATESBODY by Kayla

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