Yoga vs. Pilates
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Yoga vs. Pilates
| Wed, 10-03-2007 - 7:31pm |
I've now tried DVDs of both yoga and pilates and found that I'm equally bad at both, but I'm determined to follow doctor's orders and learn one or the other. So, I was hoping those of you who do one or the other could help weigh the pros and cons, so I can figure out which classes and/or DVDs to look for in the future. I think I'll do better just picking one, rather than trying to learn elements of both. I'd appreciate any feedback anyone has.

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My choice is for YOGA! I did pilates
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I'm a fan of Yoga if I didn't get up so dang early in the morning, I would be doing my cardio workout in the morning and Yoga every night to relax myself. My favorite DVD is by Gaiam called Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss
Smile,
Deirdre
This is a tough one - it really depends on the exercises and the instructors I think.
I do like hatha yoga for relaxing and just limbering up, I like Ashtanga yoga for getting a good stretching workout with some sweat - it's a lot tougher than hatha. But I also like Pilates because I really feel like I'm working some of those deeper core muscles when I'm doing the ab work.
My suggestion would be to check out some different tapes and then use them depending on what kind of workout you are looking for.
Some of my faves right now are:
Pilates Beginners Mat Workout (GIAIM)
Yoga for Urban Living
Yoga for Back Care (GIAIM)
Yoga for Conditioning Weight Loss (GIAIM)
Wow....thanks for all the feedback.
~see that's what I would think too! I'm sure the pilates people would argue this though ;-)
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My dh does yoga daily and I have friends who swear by Pilates.
I had no idea those boards even existed. Thanks!
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