Next Friday (23rd) is another action of the Pilates Project in the Best Age, conducted by the Department of Sports and Leisure of the Municipality of Toledo, through the Department of the Third Age. Prati-Donaduzzi is a partner of the project and will deliver on the occasion another consignment of pilates balls personalized with the company´s logo.
According to Prati-Donaduzzi sponsor and event sponsor, Franciele Felin, with this partnership, more people that are elderly will be able to practice and know the benefits of pilates. "Pilates works on body awareness, motor coordination, concentration, cardiorespiratory frequency and also increases the self-esteem of the elderly people. Supporting this project is extremely important for Prati-Donaduzzi, whose mission is to provide health and well-being to the population”, she emphasizes.
According to Douglas Rech, the sports coach responsible for the Department of the Elderly, the project aims to present and develop activities of the floor pilates method, in addition to providing participants with physical activity. "The challenge of life is to get older healthily and actively, with an emphasis on concentration, control, breathing, movement precision, muscle strengthening, mental relaxation and physical balance, working in a uniform way to integrate the body and mind. After all, healthy body, healthy mind. The exercises performed in the floor emphasize the learning of breathing and the center of strength", he explains.
Douglas also highlights the importance of the partnership with Prati-Donaduzzi. "It is very important to have a partner company like Prati, which helps us in providing the materials for the classes", he adds.
Pilates Project in the Best Age also counts on the support of the University of Parana (Unipar), through the Physiotherapy course.
Schedule
The activities are free and take place with fixed groups in two places: Centro Olímpico Arnaldo Bohnen (Jardim Santa Maria), with classes on Mondays from 7am to 8am and on Fridays from 4pm to 5pm; and Associação de Moradores da Vila Industrial, on Mondays from 2 pm to 3 pm and on Fridays from 8 am to 9 am. Instructor Angelita Boufleur leads the activities.
