Has Anyhone had Results With Pilates?

[Anonymous]

Has anyone ever experienced weight loss with Pilates? I've heard that most results are just toning and strengthening muscles so not much weight loss actually occurs. If you have seen any results with Pilates, how long did it take before you starting seeing a difference?

[287687has]

The primary objective of Pilates is to put you in tune with your body by focusing on movements and breathing. Properly executing and controlling Pilates helps develop your core and gently stretches your body, which promotes flexibility. Pilates is not intended for weight loss. To focus on weight loss, ensure a good diet plan in conjunction with a physical routine or excessive. You can research the millions of diets out there and find one that matches your schedule, activity level and specifically.. Your body type. For exercise I would suggest looking into cross fit training or a kickboxing class. I don't know from experience but I've heard that the zumba classes are really good.

[kheserthorpe]

Weight loss is mainly about what you eat.

Toning and incentive to maintain and health are generally all most people get from exercising while trying to lose weight.

[peace-love-couture]

Pilates is strength training, not cardio

To lose weight, you need to do 30-60 minutes of cardio a day+2-3 days of strength training

Pilates is good for people who have joint/knee/back problems because it's easy on the legs. The results are a slightly more lean look(if your body will allow for it), but it's not for weight loss. It's for toning and strengthening.

As for cardio, anything from the elliptical, swimming, jump roping, zumba to running/jogging or hiking will help with weight loss.

I've done it in the past and all it did was strengthen my midsection(which I needed at the time for posture)

[Anonymous]

Not really. The most weight loss you'll experience is doing cardio with strict diet.