Why All The Hype About Pilates?
Thursday, August 9th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
In recent years, pilates has quickly become the most talked
about form of exercise. But is it all it’s hyped up to be?
Well, the answer is yes and no. Like anything, it has it’s pro’s
and cons.
Here’s what I like about pilates:
- It uses natural movement and your body weight
- It forces you to work muscles you tend to neglect with other
 forms of exercise
- It is easy to learn and can be done anywhere and without
 equipment
- It provides a good combination of strengthening and stretching
Here’s what I think are the downsides:
- It doesn’t provide a high intensity cardio workout
While pilates can get your heart a pumpin, it’s not the same as
running hill sprints or anything like that. So, if you are doing
pilates you may want to add in some high intensity cardio 1-3
times a week.
- It isn’t very progressive - meaning the resistance doesn’t
increase and after a few weeks your muscles adapt to the stress.
While there are ways to make the exercises/movements harder and
there are of course easy, moderate and advanced moves, if one of
your main goals is to build strength, you may want to also
incorporate some traditional strength training into your fitness
program.
That’s about it… there isn’t too much about pilates that I don’t
like. And, to all you guys out there, I challenge you to try it. I
guarantee you’ll find it’s much harder than it looks… trust me 
Anyway, the guys over at Get Healthy And Fit have spent several months
creating a pilates program called “Pilates Made Easy” and they’ve
allowed me to send you a free copy of it on DVD.
Pilates made easy for free right now.
If you’ve ever thought about trying pilates, here’s a great way to
get started.
And if you’re a pilates veteran, here’s a chance to add a great new
DVD to
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I can’t wait to hear your feedback on this new video!
Wishing you the best,
Steve
P.S. Please feel free to forward this email to any family or friends
you know who might also be interested in grabbing a copy of our
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