By now, just about everyone has heard of Pilates, but you might be wondering who does Pilates, really? Let me tell you right off there are a lot more people doing Pilates than the young women and red carpet celebrities we see in the media - people of all ages, shapes and sizes, and levels of fitness - and they are from all walks of life.

Here is a list of some of the categories of people who take advantage of the benefits of Pilates:

- Sportsmen
- Sportswomen
- Dancers
- Pregnant and postnatal women
- Cross training athletes
- Golfers
- Overweight people
- Seniors
- Backpain sufferers
- People in rehab
- Anyone wanting to improve strength without bulk
- People improving their general well-being
- People wanting to prevent ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) injuries
- Sports people needing to fix hamstring injuries
- the list goes on and on...

 

“The 41 year old Swimmer, Dara Torres, was one of the most inspiring athletes in the 2008 games. Torres is a 5 time Olympian with 12 medals to her name, she is the second oldest member of the US Olympic Team, she is a mother, and she just won another silver medal in the woman's 50m freestyle. But we're not finished yet! Another very cool thing about Dara Torres is that according to Pilatespro.com and several other sources, she does Pilates as part of her regular Olympic training.”
Source: About.com
http://pilates.about.com/b/2008/08/17/pilates-at-the-olympics-pt-2.ht

 

Superbowl Stars

- R.W. McQuarters
- Calvin Johnson
- LaRon Landry
- Drew Brees

 

Olympic Athletes

- Olympic Beach Volleyball gold medal winners
- Kerri Walsh
- Misty May-Treanor
- Natalie Coughlin
- Olympic Skiers
- Plus many more...

 

Soccer Players And Teams

- David Beckham
- Ryan Giggs
- AC Milan

 

Rugby Teams

- All Blacks (New Zealand)
- England

 

Golfers

- Tiger Woods (no more need be said...)
- Rich Beem (winner of 2002 PGA Championship)
- David Duval

 

Other sports

- Serena Williams (tennis)
- Sanya Richards (Olympic track star)