The gym I am going to start going to has fitness classes in both pilates and yoga. What's the general difference between the two and which one is more effective?
2006-07-14 07:19:53 · 5 answers · asked by Sarah 4 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Yoga includes meditation and pilates doesnt
Pilates uses special devices like the big ball. Pilates usually uses the strengh of your stomach.
I have seen people who practice yoga and their body is just ok. The pilates people have better body
Oh forgot to say, there are this varying of pilates
YOGA-PILATES
It mixes the best of both worlds but without the meditation thing.
2006-07-14 07:24:13 · answer #1 · answered by C6 7 · 5⤊ 4⤋
Yoga is a five-thousand year old practice that originated in India. Pilates was created by Joseph Pilates during the World War to help rehabilitate soldiers.
Joseph Pilates based many of his moves from yoga. But his system focuses mainly on the core (the back and abdomen) and it is a purely physical practice. Yoga on the other hand, is an orthodox philosophy that unites the mind, body and spirit. I always encourage my students to treat their classes like "a meditation in motion".
I personally like yoga better, because it benefits me not just physically, but mentally and emotionally.
2006-07-14 22:38:13 · answer #2 · answered by eatyourtofu 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yoga is for relaxing and stuff... but pilates is for exercise (working out) make muscle..
In my opinion, if u wanna have a nice body, try pilates.. its better than yoga tho..
2006-07-14 07:26:30 · answer #3 · answered by girly_girl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hope this helps
http://www.wailana.com/yoga/pilates/
2006-07-14 07:28:18 · answer #4 · answered by David 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wot's pilates?
heard of yoga.
that's where you twist yourself into knots!
but pilates? Like in Pontious Pilate, of the Bible?
duhhhhhh uhhhhhh
2006-07-14 07:26:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 8⤋