Health Tips

Yoga or Pilates. Which is Right for you?

Mentality

Both Yoga and Pilates have a mind focus.  Yoga focuses more on meditation while Pilates focuses on using your mind to control your movements.

Movements

In Yoga many poses are static where you hold the pose for a number of breaths as opposed to repetitions. During Pilates you remain in regular motion for most of the exercises and they are measured in reps and sets.

Physical Benefits

Yoga is about flexibility and functional training.  Functional training involves the use of muscles in conjunction with each other.  Pilates begins everything from the core, abs and back.  Pilates also emphasizes flexibility in every move.

Bottom Line

Try both Pilates and Yoga at least 3-5 times each before making up your mind.  Can't decide which is right for you after trying them both?  That's alright, Pilates and Yoga and great compliments to each other, building flexibility, core strength, stress reduction, core, and stress reduction.  Combined with some cardiovascular exercise and a nutritious diet and you'll be a force to be reckoned with.