10 Ways Pilates Will Help You Get Fit

If you are looking for ways to get fit – or fitter – doing Pilates could be just what you need.  Mat exercises like Pilates are dominated by women, but men, too, can find ways to fine tune their muscles and fitness with Pilates. Men with lots of muscle are not necessarily as fit as they imagine because overdeveloped muscle mass prevents flexibility unless certain exercises are done to ensure it.

Here are 10 ways in which Pilates can help men and women to get fit.

  • While the muscles that are used in daily movement are usually strong and fit, there are other muscle groups that typically don’t get much exercise, and this neglect makes them weaker than they should be. Pilates teaches you to focus on these muscle groups and move in ways that will strengthen them.

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