What are the principles of Pilates?
There are six basic principles of Pilates. The most important principle of Pilates is concentration. You must be very focused and conscious of your movement during each exercise. The second is that every movement is done with control. The third is centering, so that you are working all sides of your body evenly (front to back, and right to left). The fluidity of the exercise is the fourth, wherein the movement is like a dance, with every movement flowing into the next. Precision during each exercise is fifth. Finally, breath is focused to assist all of the above principles, particularly concentration of the mind. Thus, concentration, control, centering, fluidity, precision and breath are the six basic principles of Pilates.
