#202: 200TH EPISODE BEST OF: Pilates & Megaformer: do they build muscle, tone, or "lengthen?"

The Dr. Shannon Show

Dr. Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT

Fitness, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In the final episode of our 200th episode series, Dr. Shannon is joined by Evlo instructor Dr. Payton to discuss Pilates. They answer if Pilates, barre, and megaformer methods build muscle. They also discuss the potential benefits of these methods and how/if to include them in your routine. 0:00: Introduction 2:35: Defining Pilates 5:14: Does high-rep, low-load training build muscle? 9:54: Benefits of Pilates 14:45: If I'm shaking or burning am I building muscle?17: 3...

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone, real quick before we get into today's episode. This podcast is a labor of love,
0:05.8	and I do it for free. I spend hours each week researching to create these episodes, all with
0:11.7	the goal of spreading science-based fitness information. And I want to continue releasing episodes
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0:32.7	And I can thank this audience for the podcast that I've been able to go on thus far. And going on other podcasts also helps me spread these messages further and wider.
0:42.2	All right, that's it.
0:43.2	Let's get into today's episode.
0:46.7	I'm Dr. Shannon Ritchie.
0:48.2	I'm a doctor of physical therapy, fitness trainer, and founder of Ethelop Fitness.
0:52.3	In the Dr. Shannon show, you'll learn applicable tools to improve your health based on
0:57.5	science.
0:58.3	Welcome to the show.
1:04.4	Hi, everyone.
1:05.6	Welcome back.
1:06.5	Today, we've got our third installment of our 200th episode.
1:12.2	So in the last, you know, 200 episodes, we've talked a lot about Pilates.
1:19.0	And this is partly because it's really popular.
1:22.2	And I think there is a lot of misunderstanding about Pilates, whether it's Pilates reformer, Matt Pilates,
1:29.9	Megafomer, Legree. I know Legree and Megafomer aren't technically Pilates, but sometimes
1:35.8	people associate that with Pilates. And we've done a lot of different episodes. So I wanted to
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