USATF signs affinity partner Pilates for Sports

Indianapolis -- Pilates for Sports has joined the partnership family as an affinity partner of USA Track & Field (USATF), USATF announced today.
 
The partnership running August 2020 to December 2024 will provide USATF members with a 20% discount off monthly memberships, a free 14-day challenge, a free weekly live pilates class online and entry into competitions such as the current ICONS competition which offers a free trip to Australia.
 
“We are fortunate to partner with Pilates for Sports to bring added value to members with continued benefits and resources to support the USATF community,” USATF CEO, Max Siegel said.
 
Pilates for Sports online training is an innovative strength and conditioning program that can be done anywhere, anytime to suit the needs of the time-crunched athlete.
 
"Injury reduction and performance improvement with Pilates is our passion. Athletes all over the world have had amazing success with our online programs and we are really excited to be partnering with USA Track & Field to roll out our programs to their members," said Principal Instructor Noeleen O'Shea.
 
Pilates workouts, mini-challenges and form tips combine to help the athlete improve specifically in running. The running specific pilates program elements include:

• The running stride - foot strike, leg stance, take off knee drive phase, arm carry
• Power and stability - sprinting, long distance, hill running, cross country, agility (even though a runner may not do all of these types of running, there are elements of each that will improve the overall strength and balance of a runner)
• Common issues faced by runners - tight shoulders, weak core, sore lower back, tight hip flexors, weak glutes, weak ankles

 
Pilates for Sports are offering a Free 14-Day Running Challenge for you to complete at home, with workouts which will help you to: strengthen your core, restore balance back to your body, improve your technique, overcome that niggling injury that won't go away, fix your posture and feel better, and go faster. All USATF members receive a 20% discount with code USATF20 on all monthly programs with Pilates for Sports. To access this offer, click here.
 
About USATF
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the country's No. 1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States. For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org.
 
About Pilates for Sports
After working extensively with athletes from a range of disciplines, the innovative founders of Pilates For Sports, knew first-hand the benefits Pilates can provide athletes, both in the reduction of injuries and their increased ability to produce power as a result of a strong core. The Pilates for Sports online training programs were born. The innovative strength and conditioning programs can be done anywhere, anytime to suit the needs of the time-crunched athlete. Customised training plans, graduated Pilates workouts, mini-challenges and form tips combine to help the athlete improve in their chosen sport. The company is committed to continuous innovation within the field of strength and conditioning, with the creation of high quality, online training programs for a range of sports.   To train smarter and go faster, start your free 14-Day running challenge now. Click here to find out more.