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Hands

Pilates is beneficial for many physical issues, such as low back pain, weak abs, poor balance, and bad posture. But did you know that the Pilates method also includes specific exercises for strengthening and stretching the muscles of the hand, wrist, and fingers?

It should be a logical conclusion that it does since the classical Pilates method treats the body comprehensively. Yet, it is not typical to think about Pilates as an exercise method that helps with hand issues.

We may not even realize how much our hands need the exercises until we try moving and stretching them, and then we quickly discover that it just feels good to do it. Such controlled movement patterns, done regularly, can also help in dealing with injuries such as tennis elbow or carpal tunnel. They do not substitute for physical therapy but work in addition to it.

Here is my short, instructional video of one of the ways you can stretch and strengthen your hands and wrists that does not require equipment. You can access it by clicking on the button below.

**Note:** If you find it too difficult to hold your arms in an outstretched position, sit down and rest them on a table while performing the exercise.

Joseph Pilates on his method of Contrology

“Contrology exercises build a sturdy body and sound mind fitted to perform every daily task with ease and perfection as well as to provide tremendous reserve energy for sports, recreation, and emergencies. Very interesting, but quite obvious when you stop to think of it, is the indisputable fact that no one modern activity employs all our muscles. The nearest approach to this ideal is found in all-around swimming and fancy diving. Walking, the only exercise over activity common to most of us, employs only a limited number of muscles. With repetition, the art of walking becomes a subconscious habit, not infrequently a bad one, and only too often accompanied by poor posture”. 

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