Pilates?

• 07-03-2008 12:38 PM

  jennyx0023 Joined on 09-10-2007 Pittsburgh Posts 1,487 Points 215

  Pilates? Reply Contact I took my first Pilates and Yoga class yesterday with a friend. Yoga I did not like one bit, but I did enjoy the Pilates. My stomach hurts a bit today which was expected. I think I will continue taking a Pilates class at my gym once or twice a week, I need something different to throw into my routine to lose more weight. Does anyone else do Pilates and have you noticed any significant results from it? I heard it's a great workout for your abs. ~~ Jenn ~~ "Dogs are miracles with paws"

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• 07-03-2008 1:45 PM

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  aerial1313 Joined on 02-12-2008 Atlanta, GA Posts 445 Points 35	Re: Pilates? Reply Contact I have a Pilates DVD I use (less frequently these days, unfortunately), but when I was doing it 4 times a week or so, I noticed amazing results.  My legs and arms were so much more toned than before, and the more I did the exercises, the easier it became to do them (increased flexibility).  I really enjoy it!
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• 07-03-2008 9:32 PM

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  ron2 Joined on 09-10-2007 far north central Texas Posts 9,818 Points 500	Re: Pilates? Reply Contact I tried Pilates once but I enjoy my total gym more. If I remember correctly, Pilates was started as a set of toning and strength exercises for dancers, who certainly need a strong core. The way you treat your dog in this life determines your place in heaven. - chukchi proverb
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• 07-03-2008 10:06 PM

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  Liesje Joined on 03-02-2007 Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts 7,096 Points 850

  Re: Pilates? Reply Contact I never got into Pilates b/c it seemed like kind of an expensive fad (mats, clothes, videos, classes...) for all the same exercises I did in gymnastics every day.  That said, I like the concept behind both - just using your own body and weight to tone yourself, especially the core.  Core strength is huge in gymnastics, the rest is more mental and technique.  For gymnastics we rarely did any weight training because it was counter-productive, it wasted time and energy building muscles we didn't use or using muscles in ways that we never needed to use them.  So instead of bench pressing, free weights, or lateral pulls, we would do push-ups, pull-ups, walk on your hands back and forth and back and forth... If we needed more weight added we'd do torturous things like partner push-ups, lol!  So anyway, no I've never done Pilates per se, but yes I am a huge fan of conditioning exercises and know a gazillion of them for each area of the body. vankelderdogs.dutchbingo.net U-CH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop RA CL1-F CL1-R TT HIC TDI CGC (GSD) VPC's Coca-Cola CGC (All American) Alta-Tollhaus' Bono (GSD)

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• 07-03-2008 10:54 PM

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  brookcove Joined on 09-10-2007 Semora, North Carolina, USA Posts 4,353 Points 335

  Re: Pilates? Reply Contact  I've had the opposite experience with Pilates, Liesje.  I'm doing Pilates about every other day and I'm amazed at the results.  It's simple, I didn't have to buy anything, I do it right on the floor with a blanket, and I have exactly one book that I use.  Of course, I'm starting at rock bottom when it comes to conditioning - I was a mess.  But I went from not even being able to sit up without pushing myself up, to being able to do abdominal curls, in just a few weeks.  It helps my breathing, my posture, and my stamina, and I'm more relaxed overall.  It's even helped my dog training because I feel more balanced all the time. Becca Shouse: Irena Farm, Semora, NC Cord, Ted, Gus, Zhi, Maggie, Lynn, Lu, Min and Tully Waiting: Bubo & Ben "We didn't have a phone, and we couldn't call you!" Helen, AIDS orphan. Don't let them die of ignorance - WorldHelp.net "I-Dog Biggest Loser" Official Cheerleader/Mascot Start 09/15/08: 186.4 lbs Current 185.5 lbs

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• 07-04-2008 10:11 AM

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  auburn2932 Joined on 09-13-2007 Camp Hill, PA Posts 304 Points 35

  Re: Pilates? Reply Contact Pilates and Yoga can't tell you which I DON"T like more   :Yoga is sooooooo boring and in the Pilates Class the instructor talked constantly, could not stand either one.  I like swimming laps and aqua classes that I take and just enjoy all the machines in my regular health club.  By the way I've been doing it for about 40 years now. Bonnie Blue Belle April - Feb. 2, 2000 - Dec. 11 - 2007 If tears could build a stairway And memories a lane I'd walk right up to Heaven And bring you home again.

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• 07-04-2008 7:27 PM

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  nfowler Joined on 09-10-2007 Boise, Idaho Posts 918 Points 115	Re: Pilates? Reply Contact I'm with you, Brookcove. Love Pilates! I don't do them enough lately (trying out new types of exercise) but I really like the benefits--whole body ones, too! Saving just one dog won't change the world . . . but surely the world will change for that one dog (unknown)
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