Who does Pilates?

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...

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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.
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Source: About.com
http://pilates.about.com/b/2008/08/17/pilates-at-the-olympics-pt-2.htm

Superbowl Stars

R.W. McQuarters
Ike Taylor
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)