what good does pilates do to your body?

Answer 1

strengthens your core muscles.
makes you strong on the inside.
good posture, balance, flexibility.
it's all good.

Answer 2

The Pilates Method (sometimes simply Pilates) is a physical fitness system that was developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. Pilates wrote at least two books about the Pilates method: Return to Life through Contrology and Your Health: A Corrective System of Exercising That Revolutionizes the Entire Field of Physical Education.

Pilates called his method Contrology, which refers to the way the method encourages the use of the mind to control the muscles. It is an exercise program that focuses on the core postural muscles that help keep the body balanced and are essential to providing support for the spine. In particular, Pilates exercises teach awareness of breath and alignment of the spine, and strengthen the deep torso muscles, which are important to help alleviate and prevent back pain.

Answer 3

It builds lean muscle (instead of bulky bodybuilding muscle). Muscle burns fat. So you get thin and toned without looking like a muscle bound freak. Makes you more flexible and stronger too.