Pilates will make you taller?

Myth or truth?

Doing Pilates will: 

• stretch your muscles
• decompress your joints
• teach you how to correct your posture. 

As a result

1. Your spine will become more flexible
2. Stronger abdominals will support your spine
3. You will strengthen the upper back 
4. You will stretch your shoulders
5. Your posture will improve
6. You will stand up straighter

You will feel and/or appear taller

Joseph Pilates on his method of Contrology

Good posture can be successfully acquired only when the entire mechanism of the body is under perfect control. Graceful carriage follows as a matter of course. Just as a good smooth-running automobile engine is a result of proper parts correctly assembled so that it operates with a minimum consumption of gasoline and oil with comparatively little wear, so too is the proper functioning of your own body the direct result of the assembled Contrology exercises that produce a harmonious structure we term physical fitness reflecting itself in a coordinated and balanced tri-part unity of body, mind, and spirit".

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My two cents

If someone tells you that you will get taller from doing Pilates, take it with a grain of salt. Pilates is no magic bullet. But it does stretch our muscles and decompresses our joints. It teaches us how to carry ourselves and puts a spring in our step.