Don't know whether to choose between yoga or pilates ? The truth is that both disciplines provide a large number of benefits for our health. Although they share some characteristics, they also present aspects that differentiate them.
So that it is not so difficult for you to choose, we will explain in detail what are the advantages that each one offers us and to whom we recommend its practice. Let's start!
<span class='notranslate'> </span><span class='notranslate'> </span><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More and more users are encouraged to practicing this discipline, since it provides a multitude of benefits for both the body and the mind. In fact, yoga has now even been considered as a lifestyle.</span></p><span class='notranslate'> </span><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Within this activity </span><b>the union of body, mind and spirit is worked on</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The main objective is to reach meditation through the execution of certain postures or </span><b>asanas</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p ><span class='notranslate'> </span><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The sessions can be adapted to any user and there are different types and modalities of yoga. Some are based on maintaining certain postures for a while, while others are more dynamic and consist of executing a sequence followed by asanas.</span></p><span class='notranslate'> </span><title style="center" text="Benefits of yoga" tag_name="h2"><span class='notranslate'> </span><span class='notranslate'> </span><p><span style=" font-weight: 400;">The </span><b>main benefits of yoga</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in general are:</span></p>< span class='notranslate'> </span><ul><span class='notranslate'> </span><li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Relieves stress and anxiety.</span></li><span class='notranslate'> </span><li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Increases flexibility.</span></li><span class='notranslate'> </span><li style=" font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Concentration is improved.</span></li><span class='notranslate'> </span>< li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Improves coordination.</span></li><span class='notranslate'> </span><li style=" font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Helps you sleep better.</span></li><span class='notranslate'> </span><li style= "font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reduces blood pressure and heart rate.</span></li><span class='notranslate'> </span> </ul><span class='notranslate'> </span><title style="center" text="Pilates: training or rehabilitation method" tag_name="h2"><span class='notranslate'> </ span><span class='notranslate'> </span><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The main objective of Pilates is </span><b>educate our body</b ><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to perform efficient movement and adopt the correct postures. In this way, we will suffer less back pain, neck pain, etc.</span></p><span class='notranslate'> </span><p><span style="font-weight: 400 ;">During these sessions, </span><b>in-depth work is done on the central area of the body</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, what we usually call “core” , since it is considered as the stabilizing base.</span></p><span class='notranslate'> </span><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are also different types of pilates. In general, these workouts </span><b>involve greater muscle strength work</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p><span class ='notranslate'> </span><title style="center" text="Benefits of Pilates" tag_name="h2"><span class='notranslate'> </span><span class='notranslate'> < /span><row_inner><span class='notranslate'> </span><span class='notranslate'> </span><col_inner span="6" span__sm="12"><span class='notranslate' > </span><span class='notranslate'> </span><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><b>benefits of Pilates</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> are:</span></p><span class='notranslate'> </span><ul><span class='notranslate'> </span><li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Improve and correct our posture.</span></li><span class='notranslate'> </span><li style ="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Activates our body and favors the production of endorphins.</span></li><span class='notranslate'> </span ><li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">It increases our energy, making it a perfect activity to do in the morning.</span></li><span class= 'notranslate'> </span><li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Improves breathing.</span></li><span class='notranslate'> </span><li style=" font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Provides more flexibility.</span></li><span class='notranslate'> </span><li style= "font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">It serves as a rehabilitation method to solve many injuries.</span></li><span class='notranslate'> </span ></ul><span class='notranslate'> </span><span class='notranslate'> </span></col_inner><span class='notranslate'> </span><col_inner span=" 6" span__sm="12"><span class='notranslate'> </span><span class='notranslate'> </span><ux_image id="66366"><span class='notranslate'> </ span><span class='notranslate'> </span><span class='notranslate'> </span></ux_image></col_inner><span class='notranslate'> </span><span class= 'notranslate'> </span></row_inner><span class='notranslate'> </span><title style="center" text="Differences and similarities between yoga and Pilates" tag_name="h2"> <span class='notranslate'> </span><span class='notranslate'> </span><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We can say that </span><b> yoga is an activity that seeks rather peace of mind</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and balance between body and mind. entity. It is a somewhat more spiritual discipline.</span></p><span class='notranslate'> </span><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the contrary, < /span><b>Pilates exercises are performed to correct postures and achieve greater body toning</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. With this method, strengthening occurs without hypertrophy.</span></p><span class='notranslate'> </span><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">No However, there are some </span><b>points that unite both disciplines</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span></p><span class='notranslate' > </span><ul><span class='notranslate'> </span><li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We must maintain control of our breathing.</span></li><span class='notranslate'> </span>< li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Both yoga and Pilates allow for postural correction and increased flexibility.</span></li><span class= 'notranslate'> </span><li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">There is an improvement in stress.</span></li><span class='notranslate'> </span></ ul><span class='notranslate'> </span><blog_posts style="vertical" columns="1" columns__md="1" slider_nav_style="simple" slider_nav_position="outside" ids="64208" image_height="89 %" image_width="43"><span class='notranslate'> </span><span class='notranslate'> </span><title style="center" text="So… which one do I choose?" tag_name="h2"><span class='notranslate'> </span><span class='notranslate'> </span><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you like it so much yoga like pilates, </span><b>you can practice both disciplines</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, so you will get the benefits that each of them offers.</span ></p><span class='notranslate'> </span><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In case you want to opt for one in particular, the first thing you should do is </span><b>examine what your body needs</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. As you have seen, Pilates is somewhat more physical than yoga.</span></p><span class='notranslate'> </span><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" >For those users who seek to find greater relaxation and balance, we recommend the practice of yoga. If your goal is to tone the body through a method that allows postural correction, Pilates will become your ideal activity.</span></p><span class='notranslate'> </span><p> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Now that you know their differences and similarities, do you prefer yoga or pilates?</span></p><span class='notranslate'> </span><span class='notranslate'> </span><span class='notranslate'> </span><span class='notranslate'> </span>
