Maria Sharapova , made history, captured the No. 1 world ranking and joins a short list of Tennis legions to win all four majors after winning her first French Open Title.  Her Mind Body Workouts that included yoga and Pilates Cross Training helped her reach her career goal.

“It probably is the most special moment in my career,” Sharapova told NBC after the match. “When I looked at that trophy today, I never felt this happy. It’s really incredible.”

Maria Sharapova  discusses her Pilates workouts with her friend and Hybrid Pilates specialist Lindsey Borden.

Mind Body Workouts that include Pilates helped many of these amazing women to rehab and prevent injury and go on for years playing long, strong and injury free,  World Class Tennis.  Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, Margaret Court and Serena Williams.

“It probably is the most special moment in my career,” Sharapova told NBC after the match. “When I looked at that trophy today, I never felt this happy. It’s really incredible.”

The best players in the world incorporate Pilates and yoga into  mind Body Workouts that improves their muscle control and flexibility. They include tennis greats like Martina Navratilova,  Venus & Serina Williams, Roger Federrer and Maria Sharapova,

Martina Navratilova ”Pilates helped my mind and body regain the flexibility of my prime.”

Tennis is a type of racquet sport that demands both power and agility with high fitness levels. It involves in the” now concentration “and a wide range of motion.

The player needs to be quick to hit the ball, is required to have strong muscle endurance and flexibility in proper balance to last the match.

Tennis like so many other sports including  Golf, by nature are one-sided. Right’s and Lefties only use one side of the hand and arm to hit the ball, They tend to skew their movement and training to favor only one side of the body.  Mind Body Workouts that include yoga and Pilates are all about developing “patterned self-similarity”  a balanced mind and body.

Such skewed movement creates an unbalanced body to the player that often results in over-use injuries. It is not surprising to hear trainers tell you this.. I think the same goes for soccer, if the player uses only one side of  the leg.  This leads ultimately to muscle imbalance that cause the injury.

Mind Body Workouts that include Pilates, yoga,“patterned self-similarity”: delivers the extra edge you need to be the best you can be on and off the court. Pilates aims to help the tennis player to achieve the following:-

• Great  Sculpted: Legs-But-Core-Shoulders-Arms
• Improve power of your strokes by increasing the strength of your powerhouse
• Improve your body balance for quick reaction to direction change
• Improve your muscle control to prevent over-use injury
• Increase your upper and lower body power for a powerful stroke and better endurance run
• Reduce back injury by increasing the flexibility of your muscles
• Improve flexibility with a more balanced body
• Improve your concentration.

Consistent Pilates exercise not only keeps your core muscles strong and gives you more powerful strokes and endurance but also helps you focus your mind on the present where you can play your best.  Engage you core like never before.  Incorporate Pilates workouts into your lifestyle today!