Why Do Pilates? – Your Pilates Questions Answered
An FAQ for Pilates.
Questions and topics that help introduce pilates.
Shows like “So you think you can dance?” demonstrate just how much physical work, strength, endurance, coordination, balance, power, flexibility and more is required to dance effortlessly. Dancing is a sport. Like with any sport training is required, not just in the sport itself but also outside the sport, cross training including strength, stability and […]
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The majority of people who have heard of Pilates associate Pilates with “core” exercises, exercises done on the floor on a mat. Many of us have bought a DVD or video, lying on the floor in front of the TV enthusiastically following the exercises presented by Mari Winsor, one of the many Stott dvds or […]
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Pilates is very adaptable to a person’s ability. There are many exercises, many variations and many little props and toys to make an exercise either more doable or more challenging for a particular body. Depending on the intensity of the work out, a Pilates class can be very easy or very demanding. As a result, when in a large group setting, not everyone will be getting the workout that suits their needs, abilities and fitness level.
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Is pilates like yoga? This is a common question I would get a lot. Not it’s not. But Pilates does borrow from many movement modalities out there including yoga. So elements of yoga will appear in Pilates classes but with that Pilates
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Why another pilates site? This is more than just selling pilates props, or offering pilates classes but rather WHY do pilates at all? It may not answer all the questions about pilates but it may help some understand what pilates is, why do pilates, where to do pilates, how to do pilates, and when to do pilates? That’s easy. Anytime!
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