{"id":50104,"date":"2015-03-28T22:36:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T21:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbstudiopilates.com\/sportsmen\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:58:08","slug":"sportsmen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mbstudiopilates.com\/en\/the-benefits\/sportsmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Sportsmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>The benefits of Pilates for athletes<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"dipi_breadcrumbs_0 dipi_breadcrumbs et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module\"><div class=\"dipi-breadcrumbs dipi-bc-left\">\n                <ul >\n                    \n                                                <li  class=\"dipi-breadcrumb-item dipi-breadcrumb-home\">\n\n                                            <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.mbstudiopilates.com\/en\/\">\n                            <span >\n                                                                MB Studio Pilates                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\n                                        <meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"\/>                <\/li>\n\n                <li class=\"dipi-breadcrumb-separator\">\n                    <span class=\"et-pb-icon dipi-separator-icon\">E<\/span>\n                <\/li>                        \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_pb_equal_columns et_pb_gutters2 et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>High-Level Athlete<\/p>\n<p>Are you a serious athlete? Do you practice your sport daily with the aim of improving your performance while pushing your limits?<\/p>\n<p>If so, then Pilates is exactly what you need.<\/p>\n<p>World-renowned athletes use Pilates for athletes as part of their daily core training. For example:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_0 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">$<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Tennis : Andy Murray, V\u00e9nus William<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_1 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">$<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Cyclisme :\u00a0 Victoria Pendleton<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_2 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">$<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Natation :\u00a0 Dana Vollmer, Missy Franklin, Haley Anderson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_3 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">$<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Plongeon :\u00a0 David Boudia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_4 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">$<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Volleyball :\u00a0 Kerry Walsh-Jennings<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_5 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">$<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Golf : Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam, Rich Beam<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_6 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">$<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Wrestling: Jordon Burroughs<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_7 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">$<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>American Football: Calvin Johnson, Nate Burleson, Brandin Cooks<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>While striving to push yourself and achieve high goals in practicing your favorite sport is not a bad thing in itself, it can still present risks of muscle overload and therefore injuries. For example:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_8 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">$<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Muscle tears<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_9 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">$<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Stress fractures<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_10 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">$<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Imbalanced posture, etc., etc.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbstudiopilates.com\/en\/history\/\">Joseph Pilates<\/a> was a professional boxer and therefore an accomplished athlete. From a young age, he recognized the importance of keeping his body in optimal health. To achieve this, he developed the Contrology training method (<strong>Pilates for athletes<\/strong>) to strengthen and stretch the body in a comprehensive and effective way.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbstudiopilates.com\/en\/\">MB Studio Pilates<\/a>, we combine floor exercises with equipment-based exercises. The equipment helps participants learn movements more quickly by engaging the entire musculature in full harmony. Floor work, on the other hand, increases awareness, helping participants recognize good and bad habits related to their <strong>sports training<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The <strong>Pilates for Athletes<\/strong> method not only strengthens the abdominals and back muscles, but also helps improve performance through better breathing and improved distribution of effort to less-used muscles. The hands and feet also benefit from these exercises by strengthening and increasing their resistance.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Depending on the sport you practice, you will be taught specific exercises from your first class. 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