How Pilates Pushed One 66-Year-Old Triathlete To Run the Fastest Miles of His Life

Pilates for older runners is important for avoiding injuries and keeping your body balanced.

Here’s how it helped one triathlete get faster.

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Thanks toPilates, Gaviola is pacing at a7-minute mile, to be exact.

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So I wanted to find a way to create greater mobility and extend my career.

This, he explains, is how he ended up supplementing his triathlon training with Pilates.

This, Patten explains, can help to prevent running injuries as your body ages.

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When something is too strong, something else is going to compensate, and youre going to get hurt.

Heres What Experts Say

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Our big muscles love to work, and its easy for them to work, says Patten.

But you cant just train one part of your bodyyou have to train thefullbody.

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Its made me stronger, and at the same time, its made me faster, he says.

My gait elongated, I was stronger on hills, and my core felt stronger.

Im faster than Ive ever been in my life, which is pretty crazy at 66 years old.

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My swimming and biking have also gotten better, he says.

My joints are feeling good, my wholebodyis feeling good, and Im feeling good emotionally and psychologically.

And now, Im faster because of it.

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