Is Pilates enough? We're going to break it down today. I'm going to give my honest opinion about Pilates.

I'm going to talk about it as objectively as I can. I'm going to talk about if and when there's a place for Pilates and how it affects your body.

So welcome to Fit Body Happy Joints. My name is Shannon. For this episode I'm taking a bit from

a blog that Payton wrote, one of our instructors wrote for the Evela

website. She used to be a Pilates or former teacher. I used to teach Pilates and

so we're taking a bit from that blog post and then I'm just kind of taking a bit from my own personal experience taking Pilates, teaching Pilates, from what I see on Instagram, all the things. But before I start this

episode I want to say that it is never my goal to bash anyone. I know we have

lots of awesome Pilates instructors who listen to the podcast.

It is never my goal to make anyone feel wrong

or that their workout choices are bad or useless

or anything like that.

That is never, ever my goal. So I do not want anyone to feel like

they're doing something wrong if they enjoy Pilates or if they teach Pilates or whatever.

But if I had to be completely honest, I am actually someone who prefers Pilates over other forms of exercise.

I used to teach Pilates, like I said, Matt Pilates, and it always felt so right and good for my body.

But I've come to learn that the reason I enjoy Pilates is that I enjoy that satisfying muscle burn in ways that my body feels safe and stable.

Like my nervous system doesn't feel on edge.

I feel like I can really have good quality

muscular output to the muscle I'm trying to target and I don't feel completely

fried and depleted afterwards. That is what I enjoy.

So I think Pilates is really good about that,

about giving you that satisfying muscle burn

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