{"id":80,"date":"2013-02-16T01:18:15","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T01:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mistrytec.com\/prototype\/apexptco2\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2013-08-06T19:54:12","modified_gmt":"2013-08-06T19:54:12","slug":"pilates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mistrytec.com\/prototype\/apexptco2\/services\/pilates\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background-repeat: no-repeat;\"><p>At Apex, we implement Pilates into essentially every plan of care to teach patients proper muscle activation within their core or \u201cpower house\u201d.\u00a0 The most important thing to remember is that the core comprises the muscles throughout the mid-section of your body, not just the abdominals.\u00a0 They include the muscles of the pelvis, flank (from armpit to hip bone), back, spine and hips.\u00a0 Core strengthening is vital in the treatment of chronic low back pain as well as to facilitate normal movement patterns within the body.\u00a0 This is especially important for competitive athletes who strive to exhibit efficiency of movement and top performance.<\/p>\n<p>Pilates is for everyone, from young to elderly, sedentary to athletic.\u00a0 It is for pregnant woman and those seeking rehabilitation from injuries.\u00a0 It was developed in the 1920\u2019s by Joseph H. Pilates and is comprised of a system of exercises using Reformers as well mat exercises to promote length, strength, flexibility and balance. \u00a0Pilates is possible for anyone at any level of fitness, from post-operative patients to high level athletes.<\/p>\n<p><b>What are the benefits of Pilates?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>-Increases strength, flexibility, agility, coordination and balance<\/p>\n<p>-Improves posture and alignment<\/p>\n<p>-Heightens body awareness<\/p>\n<p>-Improves endurance<\/p>\n<p>-Improves body control<\/p>\n<p>-Teaches correct muscle activation<\/p>\n<p><b>Is Pilates covered by Insurance?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pilates is covered by insurance if it is being incorporated into a patient\u2019s plan of care for rehabilitation of an injury.\u00a0 Doctors and chiropractors frequently prescribe Pilates for patients with spinal injuries and low back pain.\u00a0\u00a0 We also offer progressive maintenance programs for continued one-on-one supervision with a physical therapist.\u00a0 Punch passes are available at discounted prices.<\/p>\n<p><b>What is a Pilates Reformer?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A Reformer is the most widely used Pilates machine comprised of a spring and pulley system.\u00a0 It offers \u00a0\u00a0finely tuned resistive exercises that function to lengthen your muscles and create balance in the body.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Apex, we implement Pilates into essentially every plan of care to teach patients proper muscle activation within their core or \u201cpower house\u201d.\u00a0 The most important thing to remember is that the core comprises the muscles throughout the mid-section of your body, not just the abdominals.\u00a0 They include the muscles of the pelvis, flank (from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123,"parent":70,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template_fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-80","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mistrytec.com\/prototype\/apexptco2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mistrytec.com\/prototype\/apexptco2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mistrytec.com\/prototype\/apexptco2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mistrytec.com\/prototype\/apexptco2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mistrytec.com\/prototype\/apexptco2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.mistrytec.com\/prototype\/apexptco2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120,"href":"https:\/\/www.mistrytec.com\/prototype\/apexptco2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\/revisions\/120"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mistrytec.com\/prototype\/apexptco2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mistrytec.com\/prototype\/apexptco2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mistrytec.com\/prototype\/apexptco2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}