Pilates Moves to Pools: Water Pilates Emerges as Israel's New Fitness Trend
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Water Pilates, a new fitness trend, is becoming popular in Israel, utilizing floating mats in pools for a challenging core workout suitable for all ages and fitness levels. Instructors and participants highlight its benefits for stability, strength, and overall engagement.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Water Pilates is a new fitness trend gaining popularity in Israel.
- The workout takes place on a floating mat in pools.
- It challenges core muscles and improves stability.
- The trend is accessible to all ages and fitness levels.
- Participants find it more challenging and refreshing than traditional Pilates.
A new fitness trend, water Pilates, is gaining momentum across Israel as people opt to exercise in pools during the hot summer months. This challenging premium workout takes place on a floating mat, requiring participants to continuously engage their core muscles.
The unstable surface of the mat makes maintaining balance a key component of the practice. Instructor Oral Aronson explained that water Pilates "helps muscles with strength work," while instructor Nitzan Sharabi noted it "encourages stability."
Participants describe the workout as more challenging than traditional mat or reformer Pilates due to the instability, leading to a full-body engagement. "Pilates is like mat or reformer Pilates, but it's more challenging because you're not stable and the whole body works," said trainee Hadas Zimmerman.
Beyond the physical challenge, water Pilates is accessible to a wide range of ages and fitness levels. Aronson clarified that no prior experience is necessary, and Sharabi added that they have participants as old as 78, emphasizing its suitability for everyone. Trainees Tamar Shalio and Oria Akikus found the experience refreshing, stating, "We are not afraid of falling into the water, it seems refreshing to me."