Pilates

All4You
All4You Posts: 26 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone use pilates as part of their exercise program?

I have alot of problems with my joints so looking at different types of exercise

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  • joyfulwisdom
    joyfulwisdom Posts: 1 Member
    I have been using the pilates videos from my cable company On Demand section. Its been great as I can't do my normal Zumba or P90X routines because of my bad knees. Pilates has been a great way to strengthen my arms, core and increase my flexibility!
  • paint_it_black
    paint_it_black Posts: 208 Member
    Yes and I love it, I use a tower type thing that has added springs to increase resistance and find it really helpful. It doesn't really do much for cardio so i don't log it but i do at least 2 10 minute routines per day to help keep my hips and knees supple
  • TrainingWithTonya
    TrainingWithTonya Posts: 1,741 Member
    I teach Pilates. It's awesome for people with joint issues. If you are looking for a video/DVD, I recommend anything by Stott Pilates or Mari Winsor. I also have some videos up on my Facebook Fan page that are Pilates based. You can check them out here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Training-With-Tonya/231103626354?sk=videos
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  • Ely82010
    Ely82010 Posts: 1,998 Member
    Yes, I take two Pilates classes a week, actually they are called Power Pilates since they are more advance. I also do several Pilates routine everyday; they are part of my warm up and cool down exercises, specially before doing any of the Jillian Michael's DVDs.

    I love Pilates, it is great for the core,deep breathing, and depending on the teacher and the class, excellent for the full body. I enjoy it better than yoga.
  • jennkain97
    jennkain97 Posts: 290 Member
    I used to do it all the time. Stopped about a year ago because i started lifting and only had so much time :( Just got back into it yesterday, and I'm glad I did. Still no time to do it every day, but will definitely be working it in 2-3x/week.
  • JLPearce12
    JLPearce12 Posts: 23
    I also do Pilates several times a week and have done so after all 3 of my children. It really tightens up the mid-section. If you do videos, I recommend Windsor Pilates, which is a total body workout. I have been using the same set of DVDs for 9 years and really have yet to be bored of them. The music is nice, her instructions and voice are soothing.....and I get tired of repetitious instruction and annoying voices on work out videos very quickly! Just my two cents....Good Luck! ;)
  • JLPearce12
    JLPearce12 Posts: 23
    Mari Winsor is who I was talking about in my post....seems I may have spelled Windsor wrong. : /

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