Having a lean and healthy body is the desire of many. Those who care about having a perfect figure, spend much of their day to cultivate the body they crave, or keep the figure they already have. There are also the people that see they have gained weight, or in parts of their body clothing no longer fits as before and start looking for ways to get rid those extra pounds, and achieve look good, but above all, be healthy.
In this incessant struggle to lose weight and burn excess fat, they have tried everything: aerobics, dance therapy, walking or running, and many more; so they have invested part of their time doing an activity that ensures fat loss, and thus enable them to lose weight. Among all these routines method are the Pilates exercises it was not designed as a weight loss routine but the results achieved are impressive for that purpose.
While it is true that Pilates exercises were designed as a method of rehabilitation, its uses and applications have evolved. These exercises are anaerobic, so that its main objective is to strengthen the muscles through different postures, with great emphasis both on breathing and concentration, reasons, Pilates is considered a discipline that helps balance the body and mind, which will improve the quality of life who regularly practice
Now, Pilates can help us improve the figure? Do we want to practice Pilates to lose weight? Although for many, these exercises are not the best choice for weight loss, because unlike aerobics, not many calories are burned in a session but have shown to achieved excellent results for that purpose.
Well, let’s explain a bit how it is achieved? One of the main goals of Pilates is to strengthen and tone muscles, so the exercises of this type use accumulated body fat to keep that muscle activity and create more muscles, which then generate more calories expended , which results in less fat, and therefore in weight loss.
We must also be clear that, with the practice of Pilates exercises, will not achieve the results immediately; but steadily, these benefits will be long lasting, and look more toned achieved, especially in the abdomen, legs and buttocks, because the muscles are working more during these exercises.
therefore is vital to accompany any exercise routine with a healthy, balanced, diet rich in protein and fiber; you should also drink plenty of water to prevent fluid retention; and most importantly you should be constant; nothing is accomplished if you do not put all your efforts to achieve it, so you must concentrate all your forces to conquer your goal and get the body you want. If you can!
I was always intrigue by this practice, now I feel more informed and I might take a class to see how it is.