Yoga or Pilates: What to Choose? Part 2.

Benefits
Yoga. It helps to keep the flexibility of the body. During the workout the great number of different groups of muscles is busy. Such loading is given the way when muscles make the same functions as in everyday life. In addition, it helps to create a balance between different parts of the body.

Pilates. Each exercise of the Pilates system develops flexibility and strength. Pilates pays special attention to the muscles of back and abdomen. These exercises can be combined with other kinds of sport or dancing, because pilates develops endurance.

Conclusion: Yoga is the best option for those who want to develop the flexibility and find the peace of mind. If you have a weak back or you want to tighten the press and the hips, then you should give the preference to pilates classes.

The main goal of the activity
Yoga. It tries to compel people to look into themselves and to know their inner worlds. The result is finding of emotional balance with the help of exercises. That’s why the main goal of yoga is relaxation of stress.

Pilates. This system is aimed at correction of defects. Joseph Pilates contrived it in early 1900's, to help the wounded during the war soldiers to rehabilitate. Many clinics offer pilates classes for people who were injured during a workout or after a car accident. Such classes are well for people who suffer from chronic pain in back or neck.

Conclusion: Yoga is aimed at fight with stress more, though it has good effect against the painful feelings in the back and neck. But pilates gives the opportunity to make oneself healthier and to rehabilitate.

Summary
To make the choice, you’d better to take in 5 classes of yoga and pilates. Do not consider these kinds of load, as the only panacea for weight loss. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, without cardio workouts extra pounds will melt away very slowly. So do not forget about running, skating, skiing or cycling, dancing, and so on.

If you like both pilates and yoga, then you can combine them. They perfectly supplement each other. Sooner or later, you'll notice that the exercises similar in something. Visit the yoga class twice a week and go to Pilates classes twice a week too.