Pilates!

Pilates:

As make my way on my new journey of trying ( by trying i mean try to do the moves correctly and not die during the class) every single exercise class offered at the gym by my house, i have thoroughly enjoy Pilates! I am sore after every single class!! The classes are an hour long and though you aren't jumping around doing cardiovascular workout you sweat...and i mean sweat... I always wake up in the morning with muscles i didn't even know existed hurting. Which is an awesome confirmation that you actually did something right in the class! Trust me you may look like a fool when you first start but no one can just begin something new and be an expert. Each week it go it gets easier and easier!! 

Before justifying why Pilates is such a great workout to improve your health i think it is good to clear up the general difference between Pilates and Yoga. Pilates is about challenging your body strength in unstable positions while moving your limbs (Sounds fun right?!). Yoga, which inspired Pilates, is made up of static poses and is far more spiritual than Pilates. 

Fun fact: Pilates was created by a man named Joseph Pilate in the 1920's!

So why is Pilates so great?!?!

Benefits of Pilates:

• It is a workout that everyone can do, from beginner to expert, there is always a modified version.
• It improves your flexibility 
• It improves stabilization of your spine and posture
• Increased muscle strength and tone, focusing on your abdominal muscles, lower back, hips and buttocks (the ‘core muscles’ of your body)
•  You evenly condition your body during the course of the workout
• The smooth continuous motions of Pilates can help train your body to make safer, more controlled motions better preventing injury. 

Of course the benefits list of Pilates goes on and on but why not discover some of the benefits yourself and go try it! 

Here is a link to Self Magazine's website that allows you to calculate the approximate amount of calories you could burn in an hour long Pilates class! According to this calculator i burned ~350.06 calories, a bit specific but i'll take it.

http://www.self.com/calculatorsprograms/calculators/caloriesburned/Pilates/result?weightPounds=150&duration=60&activity=&met=4.9&submit= 

Now i know i usually post a food along with a workout but today i am going to mix it up with just a workout and post about a food along with a recipe next!




References: 
https://www.pilates.com/BBAPP/V/pilates/benefits-of-pilates.html