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    Specific Goal: I would like to improve my performance in the pilates exercise of roll-ups. The pilates roll-ups targets and strengthens the abdominal muscles and spine. It also tones the buttocks, lower back and hips. I am choosing an exercise that targets core strength because I have Crohn’s Disease and this affects my core. I want to build core muscle and this will help my digestive system. My fitness test in one of my first pilates classes showed I have a weak core because I had a difficult time

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    Pilate is better able to fly away from societal expectations than the men in her life because she does so without leaving others behind. Milkman leaves Hagar to die when he begins his search for his heritage, and Macon Jr alienates almost everyone in the town when he aggressively collects rents. By contrast, Pilate had “flown” around the expectations for her to cling to strong male figures, and she had avoided the greed that many of her male neighbors displayed, but she had done so without causing

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    Although today in the 21st century many individuals believe the exercise Pilates (formally known as “Contrology”) is for women, it was not at first, and was created by a man named Joseph Pilates. Born on December 9th, he was a small sick child who suffered from asthma, rickets, and rheumatic fever, and was persistently tormented by bigger children. His idea of the exercise was molded by the inspiration his parent’s passed on to him about therapeutic exercise; his father was a prize-winning gymnast

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    training courses work really well for Pilates training and to be honest, they will need more support to make this a viable long-term option. Future courses could be, in addition to offering progression or more advanced exercises be specific to particular patient groups or managing conditions. Patients like this, and sometimes it helps with marketing. For example, Pilates for hip and knee problems. I think developing a PgCert in clinical or rehabilitation Pilates based exercise is a fabulous idea and

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    Organization One: IU Yoga and Pilates 1. Which organization did you choose? Why did choose this organization? The first organization I choose to research is IU Yoga and Pilates. I choose this organization to research because I am very interested to participate in Yoga and Pilates here at Indiana University. I have danced competively for the vast majority of my life. We were required to take varies dance classes were we did an abundance of Yoga and Pilates in many of my ballet classes to improve

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    Pilates is a discipline developed during the 20th century by Joseph Pilates in Germany and is especially used in the United States; there is over 10 million people and over 13,000 instructors using and teaching this form of exercise in the United States alone. The core of Joseph's methods is to make an effective workout session through using finely controlled movements. Pilates is very effective at improving flexibility, overall muscular endurance, and the ability to be truly comfortable in one's

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    that the governor Pontius Pilate plays a crucial role in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Scholars throughout history have provided support to see Pilate as positive, negative, or neutral role in the retelling of the crucifixion. Warren Carter is one of the many scholars who have taken note of Pilate’s role in history and within the source “Pontius Pilate. Portraits of a Roman Governor” Carter argues that Pilate is a negative character. He goes as far to claim that Pilate was one to actively seek

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    she studied at George Balanchine's Ballet school. In 1941 she got injured and was taken to see Joseph Pilates for the first time. Soon after she was to become a lifelong student of his and eventually became his little helper. In 1945 she met the love of her life Pablo, got married and moved to Peru. There she had 2 children and taught Pilates in her home. Her relationship with Joseph Pilates was still very strong and he had two child size springs made and sent to her children. In 1958 when her

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    on leading to Macon wanting the child to be aborted, but that didn 't go accordingly as he wished.” She saved my life. And yours, Macon. She saved yours too. She watched you like you were her own. Until your father threw her out. ”(Morrison 126). Pilate without realizing is able to reconcile the murder of her mother by bringing about the guiding light that would show us the past which would be the one and only Macon Dead III, also known as “ Milkman ”. She understood the significance of a child being

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    Metilius further describes the tribe to Andreas as peaceful and Pilate is interested in them because he wants to know what turned them off of normal life (29). Andreas looks at this mission as close to impossible because of the stories that he has heard about this tribe and how secret they keep everything but the officer

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