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
I do a yoga class at the gym once a week and a pilates mat class once a week. The instructors are good, the degree of difficulty varies, they give options due to the wide range of abilities of the women in the class.I enjoy the non-competitiveness and meeting new people. I started these classes after I retired, I didn't have time while I was working unless I gave up some swim time and I didn't want to do that. There are studios where one might get more personalized attention but the classes cost more-at the gym they are included in the membership fee. I guess it is like swimming-you can opt for a convenient place to swim or pay more for coaching and other perks. I do download classes from yoga today so I can do them at home and I have an app on the ipad-Namaste yoga-it is a series of 20 minute classes. I would like to see in your article any other suggestions for mobile devices or PC's. I have the Yoga for swimmers video that was featured last year in the Swimmer. I feel that even though I have been doing the Pilates for less than a year it has contributed to strengthening my core.
I do a yoga class at the gym once a week and a pilates mat class once a week. The instructors are good, the degree of difficulty varies, they give options due to the wide range of abilities of the women in the class.I enjoy the non-competitiveness and meeting new people. I started these classes after I retired, I didn't have time while I was working unless I gave up some swim time and I didn't want to do that. There are studios where one might get more personalized attention but the classes cost more-at the gym they are included in the membership fee. I guess it is like swimming-you can opt for a convenient place to swim or pay more for coaching and other perks. I do download classes from yoga today so I can do them at home and I have an app on the ipad-Namaste yoga-it is a series of 20 minute classes. I would like to see in your article any other suggestions for mobile devices or PC's. I have the Yoga for swimmers video that was featured last year in the Swimmer. I feel that even though I have been doing the Pilates for less than a year it has contributed to strengthening my core.
