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Pilates

1808kristin
1808kristin Posts: 23 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi there,

I hear a lot about Pilates lately, sounds like it is a lot of fun. I must confess though: I have no idea what it is... is it some kind of yoga, or cross fit or something?

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  • cantfail
    cantfail Posts: 169 Member
    Pilates was developed by Joseph Pilates as conditioning for ballet dancers. It is very core muscle intensive. Originally it was done primarily on an apparatus with a sliding bed and pulleys with springs providing the resistance. (Google "pilates reformer") You can take pilates classes at a studio on a reformer or, more common now, mat pilates classes or even DVDs.
  • tadpoletucker
    tadpoletucker Posts: 3 Member
    I do Pilates 3-4 times a week. Sometimes the reformer as cantfail below described, sometimes barre, which is using a ballet barre against the wall for balance and strength, and sometimes mat classes. Pilates is all about core muscles, although I've lost inches all over doing it. I can tell you I've been doing it for over a year now, and have lost lots of inches around my middle, and built all over body strength. Love the pilates classes!
  • 1808kristin
    1808kristin Posts: 23 Member
    Thank you!

    Will take a test class and see if it's for me.
  • Sugarbeat
    Sugarbeat Posts: 824 Member
    If you have On Demand for cable and it has a sports and fitness section you might be able to see pilates there and maybe try them for free.

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