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Written By: Editorial Team | Published : May 5, 2014 11:32 AM IST
Actress Kate Hudson, who loves sports, doesn't mind setting new goals to stay fit. 'I'd like to do a sprint triathlon. I've always loved sports. I always felt like I was the athletic type and I always had that thing as a kid,' eonline.com quoted her as saying.
'I really loved setting those kinds of goals for myself... Your bodies are these incredible machines and they can be if you want to use them that way,' she added. The 35-year-old mother of two has been doing Pilates since she was 19. (Read: Workout with a friend, reach your fitness goals faster!)
'I think that was the foundation for everything that I have done. I like Pilates because it kind of strengthens from the inside out. It's very specific and I feel the strongest when I'm doing it because it really centres on your core,' said Hudson. If she is unable to do the formal workout, Hudson sometimes plays music and will 'jump around' for 20 minutes.
What is Pilates?
Pilates is a physical fitness regimen developed by Joseph Pilates in the early 20th century that helps balanced development of the body through core strength, flexibility and awareness. It builds endurance in the legs, abdomen, arms, hips and the back. It is based on six principles concentration, control, centring, flow, breathing and precision.
Benefits
While experts tout many advantages of Pilates right from better sleep to great sex, there are other advantages of this practice. Pilates can help you tone muscles, improves posture, increases energy and promotes weight loss. The cherry on the ice cream is obvious a healthy body leads to a healthier mind. Read more...
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