Pilates

BartMan

[quote]but back to Pilates, none other than TROY FLAVELL said it was an awesome conditioning exercise.[/quote] 
 
Which would have [i]nothing [/i]to do with him and Cribb owning a few pilates studios would it... eusa_think

MN5

[quote name='BartMan'][quote]but back to Pilates, none other than TROY FLAVELL said it was an awesome conditioning exercise.[/quote] 
 
Which would have [i]nothing [/i]to do with him and Cribb owning a few pilates studios would it... eusa_think[/quote] 
 
Well you can't argue both of them were big munters in great shape it just clearly didn't do a hell of a lot for their rugby brains.....

Bones

I don't know about losing weight, but you could certainly tone up a bit - depending on how hard and how often you take it. Would certainly strengthen the core, which is never a bad thing.

ACT Crusader

Pilates is great for the core and there isn't the annoying monotone soft voice in the background when you do yoga. I've done it a couple of times while watching my wifes pilates video. You do sweat if you focus your attention on the muscle areas. 
 
But you should still do high intensity interval cardio for losing body fat. And of course eat properly.

Mainlander

[quote name='ACT Crusader']Pilates is great for the core and there isn't the annoying monotone soft voice in the background when you do yoga. I've done it a couple of times while watching my wifes pilates video. You do sweat if you focus your attention on the muscle areas. 
 
But you should still do high intensity interval cardio for losing body fat. And of course eat properly.[/quote] 
 
Who's doing the Vidio, I have some I copied off the TV from those OZ chicks, the wife uses all the time. Could maybe arange a swap of copies... eusa_whistle

Cutter

Good for core, flexibility and your back if you have back problems (and probably even if you dont). I've done it and am just about to get into it again. Interestingly, my girlfriend didnt like it because it didnt push her enough!

davidav

My wife does them a swears by them. I haven't tried it myself, but anything that strengthens the core, adds flexibility and helps the back is a good thing.

dogmeat

I've been doing Pilates for over 6 years now and would swear by it. 
 
It's not about holding poses at all and I guarantee an instructor could leave any of you pleading for mercy. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> 
 
I heard a Pilates instructor on Deakers programme 1 sat talk about it being good for posture flexibility and breathing. All of which I had issues with. I ended up going elsewhere on a recommendation and it has really helped me with core strength flexibility and posture. 
 
Like a lot of things it is all about the expertise of who you go to. I know people who have gone elsewhere and after one session have fucked their back or neck. So pays to be careful. 
 
The video's are misleading as they focus on MAT work whcich is the closest to yoga but I do very little of that. It is more about resistance traing using a number of large expensive machines which is why the vids for home market don't feature them. Basically the video's don't refelect what I do at all. 
 
Where I go they do a lot of work with athletes and also a lot of rehab work. My bro had a frozen shoulder following a dislocation and had been everywhere and tried everything. 3 hrs of Pilates and he was good as new. 
 
Athletes that go where I do and swear by it include Terenzo Bozzone Tom Ashby, Hannah MacLean, Sam Warriner, Ben Fouhey and a lot of other track, swimmers weightlifters that I don't recognise. 
 
It has really helped me now that I am back in the gym with technique and just overall structural awareness. 
 
As you can see bit of a fanboy.

Red Beard

Les Mills do a class called Body Balance which is a mix of Yoga, Pilates and Stretching. They run it at the gym here in TA. Im going to implement it once a week over summer because I need to work on my flexibility bigtime. 
 
I went to Yoga once in Bundaberg of all places. A whole lot of chicks in the basement of a house and me. I disgraced myself by getting so relaxed I fell asleep during the warmup, then letting out a massive fart for about 20 seconds when we had to sit open legged against a wall for support. When they started their UUUUUMMMMM chants I had to leave because I lost it completely. The exercise were hard but they certainly relaxed me, I slept soundly that night (afetr ten bundy and cokes).

Milk

[quote name='dogmeat']I've been doing Pilates for over 6 years now and would swear by it. 
The video's are misleading as they focus on MAT work whcich is the closest to yoga but I do very little of that. It is more about resistance traing using a number of large expensive machines which is why the vids for home market don't feature them. Basically the video's don't refelect what I do at all.[/quote] 
 
That's interesting. The mat work was all I knew about pilates.

The Silver Fern

Pilates