Hello,
We're planning a piece for an upcoming issue of SWIMMER on the benefits and downsides of yoga vs. Pilates. We'll talk to experts of course, but wanted to see if anyone on the forums had a strong opinion one way or the other.
Thanks. Feel free to respond here, or message me privately.
Best,
Laura
Susan, are you speaking of the pilates machines or the mat classes?
Mat classes are all that I've experienced (I don't relish the idea of hanging upside down in a reformer). My favorite core activities are V-sit, rowing butterflies, bicycle, reverse curl, ball crunch, ball pass, planks (various angles), ball tilt, and seated stability ball or BOSU (upside down) activities with the medicine ball or involving balance/center of gravity adjustments. When I do corework, I want to a) make sure my transverse obliques are well controlled (so I don't get a protruding belly - for vanity and for internal organ and spinal support) b) that my posture is in proper alignment (spine neutral through abdominal and pelvic girdle control), and c) that I've emphasized functional activities over trunk flexion activities, which don't mimic movements I do in sports.
Susan, are you speaking of the pilates machines or the mat classes?
Mat classes are all that I've experienced (I don't relish the idea of hanging upside down in a reformer). My favorite core activities are V-sit, rowing butterflies, bicycle, reverse curl, ball crunch, ball pass, planks (various angles), ball tilt, and seated stability ball or BOSU (upside down) activities with the medicine ball or involving balance/center of gravity adjustments. When I do corework, I want to a) make sure my transverse obliques are well controlled (so I don't get a protruding belly - for vanity and for internal organ and spinal support) b) that my posture is in proper alignment (spine neutral through abdominal and pelvic girdle control), and c) that I've emphasized functional activities over trunk flexion activities, which don't mimic movements I do in sports.
