Weight Loss with Pilates

Though Pilate is almost seventy years old exercise, but recently it has gain popularity among physical therapists, chiropractics, and amongst people recovering from soft tissue injuries.Pilate exercise is a form of controlled movement that develops flexibility and strength without building huge muscles. There are many benefits of Pilate exercise.

Pilate exercise is a superb form of injury prevention exercise. Pilate exercise not only strengthens your muscles but also works like yoga; incorporating the proper breathing method and technique. Pilates also help pregnant women to strengthen their body and in getting back toned body after pregnancy.

Pilate helps in weight loss by conditioning muscles and toning up the body. Pilate exercise is good for those who want to lose 5-20 pounds of weight. It can be a good alternative to conditioning classes at fitness club.

There are 2 ways of doing Pilates. You can either use the reformer machine or you can do it on the mat on the floor. Make sure you undergo Pilates under proper guidance of trained Pilate instructor.

In Pilate exercise a new awareness is discovered while controlling mind and body connection to perform the movement properly. These movements help in strengthening the muscle groups, buttocks, abdomen, and lower back. It also helps you to lose weight and tone in these areas too.

The best part of Pilate exercises is that despite of your muscle strength or fitness level, any one can do it. The movements in Pilate exercise are based on yoga and dance and give emphasis to body awareness as well as body alignment in the similar to dance.

If you are obese or carrying some extra pounds, it’s important for you to keep your muscles flexible. You can burn more fat by developing more lean muscle mass. A single pound of muscle mass burns around 45 calories in a day, so just imagine if you develop extra 8-10 pounds of muscle mass, how much calories you can burn in a day. If you don’t inclination toward lifting weights to develop muscle mass then Pilate exercise is a best option available to you.

If money and time is not a constraint than you can go for combination of both weightlifting and Pilate exercise to tone and shape up your body effectively.