http://fat-smash-diet.net/2009/11/fat-loss-cardio-vs-pilates/ Fat Loss Natural | Resource for Fat Loss and Fast Diet tips exercise information. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:53:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://fat-smash-diet.net/2009/11/fat-loss-cardio-vs-pilates/comment-page-1/#comment-21652 pasdecle Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:29:11 +0000 http://fat-smash-diet.net/2009/11/fat-loss-cardio-vs-pilates/#comment-21652 Pilates is not the best calorie-burning exercise out there. But it wasn't designed to be. Joseph Pilates designed it to "lengthen and stretch the muscles". It improves balance and flexibility, develops your core (abs, lower back, and glutes) , and improves your mental focus. Core awareness will help you 24/7, no matter what activity you're engaged in, from shovelling snow to lifting a baby. Pilates will work the entire body, too, by using various parts of the core as fulcrums for the other muscles. But you must find a certified instructor and, in my experience, avoid gym Pilates and go to a private studio. Pilates is not the best calorie-burning exercise out there. But it wasn’t designed to be. Joseph Pilates designed it to “lengthen and stretch the muscles”. It improves balance and flexibility, develops your core (abs, lower back, and glutes) , and improves your mental focus. Core awareness will help you 24/7, no matter what activity you’re engaged in, from shovelling snow to lifting a baby. Pilates will work the entire body, too, by using various parts of the core as fulcrums for the other muscles. But you must find a certified instructor and, in my experience, avoid gym Pilates and go to a private studio.

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