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Michael Mosley explores how Pilates exercises can boost your mood, help reduce back pain and improve your sports performance.

It鈥檚 a low-impact, low-intensity exercise that can make you stronger, more flexible, and benefit your posture and balance. It鈥檚 proven to reduce lower back pain and it can even enhance your exercise performance! No surprise that tennis star Andy Murray uses it in his training routine. In this episode, Pilates expert Professor Ruth Melo from the University of San Paulo reveals all about the benefits of Pilates on our cardiovascular endurance, core strength and healthy ageing. Meanwhile, Michael challenges keen tennis player Rambali to take up Pilates and see if he can improve his serve.

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Producer: Nija Dalal-Small
Science Producer: Catherine Wyler
Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu
Trainee Assistant Producer: Toni Arenyeka
Executive Producer:: Zoe Heron
A 成人快手 Studios production for 成人快手 Sounds / 成人快手 Radio 4.

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Wed 18 Oct 2023 09:30

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