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I've been asked what the difference between yoga and pilates is, and this is what I found:
- Both yoga & pilates focus on the mind/body connection and produce long and lean muscles.
- They both increase flexibility and improve alignment
- Both increase body awareness
- Both create a stronger core
- Pilates classes are typically 60 minutes long and can use both a mat and/or machine
- Yoga classes can be either 60 or 90 minutes and poses are done on a mat (no machines)
- Yoga is thousands of years old and began in India
- Pilates was created by Joseph H Pilates (1880-1967) to create awareness of breath, alignment of the spine and strengthen the core. He created all the equipment and tools.
- Yoga involves meditation and reaching a stress free, focused state. There is a strong spiritual component.
- Pilates is focused on the physical aspects of the practice.
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Class was pretty good, but truth be told, I'm not all that fond of the teacher. Her personality and teaching method rubs me a bit wrong, but in the end, I do feel like I'm improving a bit and the timing & location works well for me. Perhaps when the weather warms up a bit I will seek out another club location with a better teacher. (I do think the teacher is extremely important) I love the last few minutes of class when we're laying on the floor, relaxing and reflecting on our practice before heading back into the crazy world.
After class I did 48 minutes on the elliptical and then a quick strength workout that consisted of the following:
1. 175 crunches
3x10 of each -
2. pull downs
3. tricep dips
4. bicep curls
5. row
I did these pretty quickly back to back, so my heart rate was up through the whole workout. Tomorrow, I'm going to try Spinning for the first time!
Woody and I met up at the gym and headed to the grocery store for our staples. We then made breakfast - pumpkin walnut pancakes using almond milk (a mix my parents gave us for Christmas) and sauteed fruit (1 ea - apple, pear, banana). We capped it off with a cup of hot Stumptown coffee. It was delicious!
I'll be baking cookies for the cookie exchange later today. I've never tried this recipe before, so I hope they turn out well. I've found two recipes with a healthful twist, so this should be good!
Hope you're all having a great day!
2 comments:
Thanks for the explination! I've always wondered. I need to start practicing one, or the other...or both!
Hi Lisa,
Yes, I have had those workouts or runs where I feel like I am on top of the world....feeling great!! It is almost like you still have energy to go farther:) I love those days!
I am glad that the yoga went well for you. The pancakes look awesome....Woody is lucky to have a chef for a wife:)
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