Will pilates help me reach my fitness goals?

[Anonymous]

I'm a skinny, inverted triangle shaped chick who hates her body and wants to change it. I'm in good shape, my arms being the most fit part of my body (they are visibly muscled). But fat likes to distribute itself around my waist, leaving none leftover for my nonexistent hips or flabby butt.

I want to start following Blogilates' workout calendars but I don't want it to be for nothing, the workouts need to help me reach my goals---my goals being to lose the excess fat on my torso and have a nice skinny little waist, and get a lifted butt and thicker hips/thighs. Will pilates accomplish that for me, or will I just lose weight (which is NOT what I want)?

[Xfitchick]

If you are an inverted triangle, you need to burn fat (if your description is correct) to tighten your waist and get more muscle on your upper body. Especially shoulders, delts and back (since your arms are muscular already). Pilates will not build muscle mass, it will tone. Better is a combination of low intensity cardio to burn fat and workout with weights to build muscle.

[Xfitchick]

thanks, hope it helps

[Goldie757]

Pilates is not going to change your body type, nothing will, it's just how you are built.

You will just lose weight as it's basically just cardio.

[Decentguy]

i dont know what you meant by pilates but you should do squats it wlll make your butt thick and in good shape