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Pilates

FoxBean
FoxBean Posts: 910 Member
edited February 12 in Fitness and Exercise
Any one do Pilates? I recently just got back into it, used to do it when I was a teenager. I've never been flexible, as a child I had some weird build up of fluid in my knees, doctors told me to stretch every day, and well, I didn't and I still am having problems stretching and doing certain moves. Any one else relate? Suggestions?

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  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    Add in some yoga or do a hybrid program. They go really well together!
  • fujiko
    fujiko Posts: 58 Member
    I'm doing pilates and I love it. I never have huge problems with flexibility, but pilates is probably the way to go. Just take your time and you can notice the difference after a while. I do after a few weeks and I can generally see advancement.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Pontius Pilates.
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    I prefer PIE and LATTES.
  • PatheticNoetic
    PatheticNoetic Posts: 905 Member
    Love it. Love it. Love it. Love it.
    Would do it again in a heartbeat.
  • nicnz
    nicnz Posts: 159 Member
    Only a newbie at it, but do a combined yoga/pilates type class to music @ local gym, always feel refreshed afterwards and do find it really helps with my back (previous injury.)
  • jadepyne
    jadepyne Posts: 1
    I do pilates, ive only just started over the last 3 weeks, but I go once a week and love it! I also go to a body balance class which is a mixture of yoga, pilates and other things. :-)
  • bkw61
    bkw61 Posts: 29 Member
    i have a short pilates routine i do nightly that only takes 20 minutes, but really helps with flexibility and toning without lifting weights. I have a torn rotor cuff so the pilates is easier on it. I use the moves off of the dvd Leslie Sansone Pilates for Dummies. lol.
    If I skip a few nights I can really notice the difference in flexibility.
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