Comments on: 11 Benefits of Pilates http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/11-benefits-of-pilates/ Diet Column - bringing you all the best diet news and opinions Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lynda Lippin http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/11-benefits-of-pilates/comment-page-1/#comment-3190 Lynda Lippin Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:43:33 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/11-benefits-of-pilates/#comment-3190 I teach Pilates at a high end resort and what I love is to see how much people's bodies can change when they do Pilates daily or every other day for a week or two. It's a huge difference in strength, flexibility, and level of comfort. I teach Pilates at a high end resort and what I love is to see how much people’s bodies can change when they do Pilates daily or every other day for a week or two. It’s a huge difference in strength, flexibility, and level of comfort.

]]> By: Princess Dieter http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/11-benefits-of-pilates/comment-page-1/#comment-3184 Princess Dieter Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:10:22 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/11-benefits-of-pilates/#comment-3184 I am a new "convert" to Pilates. I've been a sedentary couch potato since my health broke down in 1989 (with a brief breatk in 2003 with a personal trainer that lasted about 6 months, with not much joy and some muscle gain). This year, at 278 lbs, I began Pilates. I've been doing it for a month and no one has to force me to go to my sessions. I've felt, seen, experienced the benefits from within a couple weeks. It's even affected the way I walk. In ONE MONTH. My waist is trimmer, I'm less stiff when I get up in the morning. I can't wait to see what I feel/look like in 6 months. Unlike the dread of going to a regular gym, I look forward to the very difficult sessions of Pilates--the way I have to engage my mind, the focus on breathing (and I have very bad asthma since childhood, so this is helpful there, as well). I have the fortune of having an excellent teacher, too. Very responsive, cueing, encouraging. I think it may not suit everyone, but it is helpful for this morbidly obese middle-aged gal. If I can do it--ill, creaky, and fat as I am--dang, anyone can start it. The P. I am a new “convert” to Pilates. I’ve been a sedentary couch potato since my health broke down in 1989 (with a brief breatk in 2003 with a personal trainer that lasted about 6 months, with not much joy and some muscle gain). This year, at 278 lbs, I began Pilates. I’ve been doing it for a month and no one has to force me to go to my sessions. I’ve felt, seen, experienced the benefits from within a couple weeks. It’s even affected the way I walk. In ONE MONTH. My waist is trimmer, I’m less stiff when I get up in the morning. I can’t wait to see what I feel/look like in 6 months.

Unlike the dread of going to a regular gym, I look forward to the very difficult sessions of Pilates–the way I have to engage my mind, the focus on breathing (and I have very bad asthma since childhood, so this is helpful there, as well). I have the fortune of having an excellent teacher, too. Very responsive, cueing, encouraging.

I think it may not suit everyone, but it is helpful for this morbidly obese middle-aged gal. If I can do it–ill, creaky, and fat as I am–dang, anyone can start it.

The P.

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