Tag: Muscles
Can I skip weight training and do Pilates instead?
April 19th, 2010, 2 Comments
Laura T asked: I’m 20, 5′2″, 115lbs, 22% body fat. I’m planning on doing 40mins elliptical training and 20mins of jump-roping 5 times a week. My goal is to reach 17% body fat. I was planning on doing an hour of weight training 4 days a week (just for toning up) but I kinda got [...]
Is there an alternative to Pilates with the same results?
April 7th, 2010, 1 Comment
Sandra asked: Hello. I’m trying to find a good cardio workout that provides the same benefits of Pilates…but isn’t actually Pilates. In my body shaping class at school, we did Pilates so much that I wanted to kill Joseph Pilates (and the person who thought of Windsor Pilates as well). Is there anything I can [...]
What are pilates exercises and what do they involve doing?
April 3rd, 2010, 3 Comments
Twin Mammy of Logan and Aleisha! asked: I’d love to lose some weight pretty quickly and tone up my muscles whilst doing it to feel better about myself. I am a little overweight for my height and I am on the pill atm so it would be beneficial for my health to lose some weight.
I’d [...]
What does it mean to exercise using pilates?
February 26th, 2010, 1 Comment
shamrok asked: Do pilates also strengthen muscles or is it mostly mental? I want to become stronger, faster, more explosive and better conditioned. Someone recommended pilates for men, but I’m not sure what it means. Would pilates help me achieve those goals? or is it more of a yoga type of [...]
How many times per week should I do pilates?
February 22nd, 2010, 3 Comments
Dolce_Vita asked: So I just got started on it yesterday and loved it (bought a couple dvds). I am really sore from it today. Is it okay if I do it everyday for 5 days a week, or should I do it every other day to let my muscles rest? I am [...]
Does anyone here do Yoga?
February 4th, 2009, 1 Comment
Fate asked: As many of you know I’m currently losing weight and try and get some muscles to come through (abs!). I’m thinking of doing Yoga when I get back from my holiday.
My question is, will I be able to cope? Is there a beginner class? I mean my stretching is awful! I can’t even [...]
Advice on a product called, “Yoga Toes”?
February 2nd, 2009, 2 Comments
stuball asked: I was reading a magazine once and saw an ad for a product called Yoga Toes. It’s a sort of toe separating apparatus that is supposed to work wonders for hammer toes, bunions, etc. by allegedly spreading the toes out to ther normal positions and gradually strengthening/retrainig the muscles to keep the toes [...]
