As we listen to and read the economic news on a daily basis, and experience the personal effects of recent financial changes, many of us feel that we must spend more time and energy working longer hours now and also later into our lives. It is important to remember that our individual health is one way to help us maintain the ability to earn an income and enjoy life for a longer period of time. Maintaining a healthy core through movement, flexibility and decompression of the spine can help all of us feel younger. As noted by Joseph Pilates in
Return to Life through Contrology, "If your spine is inflexible at 30, you are old, if it is completely flexible at 60, you are young."
When we are first born our spines are straight and very supple, allowing for free movement within our body. However, as we participate in the daily activities of life our spines begin to compress and become less flexible. In
Awakening the Spine, by Vanda Scaravelli "The human spine is capable of growing in both directions just like a plant. At the end of the day most people are shorter than in the morning due to cartilage compression during the day."
To encourage the community to live a healthy lifestyle and stimulate their spines, Golden Pilates is offering two
FREE Pilates mat classes per week through the end of 2009.
The classes are at 10:00am on Mondays and 6:00pm on Thursdays. Feel free to call Golden Pilates at 303-279-8008 for more information.