Pilates, as an activity to relieve body muscles and improve the control ability of human trunk, does not have the intense characteristics of competitive activities, but can also achieve the purpose of body shaping and fitness. So Pilates is very popular among college students. This paper discusses the significance of Pilates exercise, analyzes the methods of Pilates exercise and the influence of Pilates exercise on college students' physical and mental health.

Keywords: college students; Pilates; affect

Pilates can relax and relieve the muscles of the human body, and also improve the coordination of human movements and the control ability of the trunk. Today, Pilates has become a popular fitness exercise. At present, college students' sports and cultural activities are increasingly rich, and college students are more and more interested in Pilates. Through the discussion of Pilates training methods, this paper analyzes and discusses the significance and function of college students' Pilates exercise on their physical and mental health.

1. Pilates practice method and fitness effect

The connection of Pilates is mainly through the practice of breathing to cooperate with the control of trunk, but the breathing mentioned here is not just what we think of every day, and the breathing method of Pilates has its unique characteristics. ① Pilates breathing means inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth, with emphasis on the depth of breathing. It advocates abdominal breathing. As a static exercise, Pilates training should not breathe too fast, the breathing rhythm should be consistent with the body movements, the movements should maintain a beautiful posture and good consistency, and you should not hold your breath when practicing. ③ In Pilates practice, you usually exhale during exercise and inhale at rest. This can help relieve muscle tension, and then relieve the internal pressure caused by muscle tension. ④ In Pilates practice, sometimes it is inevitable to have muscle soreness. At this time, we must concentrate on controlling breathing, so that the discomfort of the body muscles will be alleviated.

2. Pilates promotes health.

2. 1 Pilates can promote the flexibility of human muscles.

In Pilates practice, the practitioner controls the balance of body muscle groups through constant stretching and contraction, so that the muscles of the whole body can be fully exercised and the flexibility of small muscle groups and bones can be improved. The core parts of the body, such as waist muscles and abdominal muscles, are contracted by a stretching machine, so that the toughness and flexibility of the body are fully exerted. Therefore, Pilates exercises can not only shape the graceful body lines of the human body, but also correct some physical diseases such as hunchback, which can effectively enhance the flexibility and flexibility of the spine. Because the spine concentrates all the nerves in the whole body, the exercise of the spine contributes to the healthy development of the nervous system. By stretching the spine, the nervous organs of the body can be effectively stimulated, and then the spinal cord can be massaged.

2.2 Pilates exercises help to correct bad posture and shape the body.

With the accelerated pace of people's life, college students spend less and less time on fitness exercises. However, the pursuit of beauty by adolescent college students is an eternal topic, especially female college students. The purpose of their physical exercise is not only for their health, but more importantly, their bodies can be well shaped through exercise. Practicing Pilates can effectively improve the unbalanced state of whole body muscle exercise, thus promoting the shaping of perfect figure. So Pilates is very popular with female college students. Another advantage of pilates exercise is that it will not increase muscle strength while exercising, which is almost a perfect exercise mode for female college students who want to keep in good shape.

3. The adjustment of Pilates on mental health.

3. 1 Pilates exercises can make practitioners feel peaceful.

Nowadays, college students are facing more and more intense pressure of employment and competition, and many college students often have a series of psychological problems. Although many colleges and universities have taken many measures, such as setting up psychological consultation rooms, the effect is not ideal. The reason is that many people are unwilling to go to the counseling room, which is very exclusive. It is generally believed that only the mentally ill will go. But physical exercise has a good effect on relieving people's psychological pressure. Pilates practice requires long-term persistence of practitioners, which can help practitioners form a good attitude and then constantly understand the true meaning of life and sports.

3.2 Pilates exercises can enhance the self-confidence of practitioners.

Pilates is a step-by-step exercise mode, and each movement has a strong skill, which neither makes people feel extremely difficult to complete the movement nor makes people easily complete the whole set of movements. This gradual exercise method can make people's spirit gradually concentrate, their movements gradually stretch, and their mentality become more peaceful. This way of constantly expanding one's potential can make practitioners form good self-confidence. This self-confidence is not only the confidence to persist in Pilates practice for a long time, but also the confidence to overcome the difficulties in life, so that practitioners can get rid of bad emotions in time and face challenges with full confidence.

3.3 Practising Pilates helps practitioners to form the concept of lifelong sports.

Lifelong sports include family sports, school sports and social sports. Physical education in colleges and universities is an integral part of lifelong physical education and plays a connecting role. After many college students take part in social work, few people can stick to the physical exercise skills they learned at school. The main reason is that there is no corresponding venue and time. Pilates, as a new exercise method, does not need a big venue, as long as there are rooms and mats. It doesn't take much time to practice Pilates, just use your leisure time. Lifelong sports is a survival concept, which pursues human life and quality of life with humanistic thought as the core, and Pilates is exactly in line with the pursuit of this concept. For college students in the fierce social competition, insisting on practicing Pilates can adjust their mentality, purify their hearts, relieve psychological pressure and form a life concept of lifelong sports.

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