WORLD CLASS
Dmitry Grishin( Club & International Relations manager of World Class Monaco)
Pilates: changing stereotypes
Большой спорт в маленьком Княжестве. Пилатес: меняя стереотипы
Movie stars, professional athletes and dancers all call Pilates their « secret weapon ». It is not a big surprise since this exercise system involves all your body muscles while also strengthening and stretching them. Over the years, Pilates has developed into many versions and interpretations, including some unfortunate stereotypes. Dmitry Grishin is a certified trainer with Romana’ s Pilates New York, Metropolitan Pilates Seattle, a leading coach for World Class seminars, and the manager of World Class Monaco fitness club. Dmitry tells Hello Monaco about the origin of Pilates, breaks some stereotypes and gives us some important info on what is and what is not proper Pilates.
Кинозвезды, профессиональные спортсмены и танцоры называют пилатес своим « секретным оружием ». Сам Джозеф Пилатес описывал свою практику тремя словами— Сила, Гибкость и Контроль. К сожалению, Пилатес не был хорошим бизнесменом и не запатентовал название своего метода, поэтому весь мир стал называть его именем различные активности, которые зачастую не имеют с методом ничего общего. Вместе с управляющим фитнес-клуба World Class Monaco Дмитрием Гришиным мы разберем самые распространенные стереотипы о пилатесе и расскажем о настоящей контрологии.
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How it all started
The creator of the program, Joseph Pilates, was trying to combat his own ailments as early as a teenager. He was actively and purposefully engaged in various sports, studied yoga and Chinese Tai Chi. Eventually he developed his own exercise course that helped him get rid of his illnesses and even achieve good athletic results. His method is a combination of eastern and western training practices— from yoga to Greco- Roman fight. His followers, including many dancers, introduced various choreographic elements to the method, which was later transformed into exercises. Joseph worked on his program for the rest of his life. The example set by his clients and students proved that the technique he called « contrology » was a highly efficient method of physical education. He also wrote several books, one of which— « Return to Life Through Contrology »— has become a global bestseller.
138 / Hello Monaco – Winter 2018