{"id":3266,"date":"2016-08-02T15:47:54","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T15:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/?p=3266"},"modified":"2017-09-08T13:17:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T13:17:51","slug":"yoga-vs-pilates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/yoga-vs-pilates\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga v. Pilates: Which one is for you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018<\/span>\u2018Change Happens through Movement and Movement Heals” –\u00a0Joseph Pilates<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Or should that be\u00a0Pilates v. Yoga?<\/h4>\n

It\u2019s a controversial topic, I know. There are yoga lovers, and Pilates lovers, but can yoga lovers do Pilates? And what would they get from Pilates, anyway? Why would Pilates people do yoga? And what\u2019s the difference anyway?!<\/span><\/p>\n

This is my take on it – I\u2019m going to let you know my bias straight up. I\u2019m a yoga person. I flipping love doing yoga, because it makes me feel amazing, I just get a big inner and outer grin from doing yoga. So this whole post is full of my slant. <\/span><\/p>\n

I write this as a challenge to the Pilates people – please write that post and send it in and we can publish your Pilates v. Yoga thoughts!<\/p>\n

Love\u00a0Your\u00a0Core<\/h4>\n

The first thing is that I absolutely love core work. You may have noticed that our \u2018Core Strength\u2019 section was one of the first on the site. This is no accident. I love the feeling of having a strong core, and I totally believe that when your core is strong, you\u2019re less prone to injury and you have a stronger practice not only in yoga, but in the whole of life. <\/span><\/p>\n

The use of my core is absolutely integral to my yoga practice, especially for my kind of body, which is the naturally stretchy kind. And if I\u2019m not careful, I will \u2018flop\u2019 into yoga poses, which can look impressive but I know I\u2019m not using my strength, I\u2019m just hanging off ligaments, which is frankly dangerous. <\/span><\/p>\n

So a body like mine needs strengthening work. I used to go to Pilates classes, and I found them an awesome compliment to my yoga. Many yoga classes, especially if taught a tad sloppily, or if I\u2019m just left to my own devises doing yoga without a teacher, can focus on too much flexibility and not \u2018activate\u2019 the right muscles, or activate the feel, or activate those things which will protect the body during yoga.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are my thoughts on the benefits of each:<\/span><\/h4>\n

Benefits of Yoga:<\/h4>\n