Yoga and Pilates

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 11-28-2012, 06:05 PM

Is anyone a fan? I haven't personally tried yoga but I reguarly do pilates at home and find it great for toning muscles and reducing stress levels. I also do it to combat a painful medical condition.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 12-01-2012, 08:54 PM

What exactly is pilates, Vanilla? What is the goal?

FRED HALE SR. · 12-04-2012, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Smegma covered bell-end

What exactly is pilates, Vanilla? What is the goal?

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...23-Cq73EZAqHcQ

Its similar to Yoga as she described but its main goal is to focus on core and Yoga's main core is flexibility. My girlfriend loves it and I love watching but i'm no expert to be included in the conversation.

Burning Down · 12-04-2012, 10:32 AM

I've been interested in trying hot yoga. They have classes at the university gym starting in January. They also have couples yoga classes which could make or break my relationship, so I think I'll just do this alone

TheBig3 · 08-11-2013, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

I've been interested in trying hot yoga. They have classes at the university gym starting in January. They also have couples yoga classes which could make or break my relationship, so I think I'll just do this alone

Its the only kind of yoga I enjoy.

And Jans - you should try it. The heat helps keep you loose.

**Janszoon** · 08-11-2013, 09:43 PM

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Its the only kind of yoga I enjoy.

And Jans - you should try it. The heat helps keep you loose.

I really hate heat though.

TheBig3 · 08-12-2013, 12:56 PM

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I really hate heat though.

Well then you're going to die a cold, rigid old man.

FETCHER. · 08-13-2013, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Astronomer

Is hot yoga the same is Bikram yoga? I've done Bikram a few times, it's pretty intense, but I prefer just regular yoga better! It's much more relaxing!

I do yoga twice a week and I find it beneficial. I wish I could do it a little more - maybe three times a week - but I just don't have the time! A lot of my friends who go to the gym still "scoff" at the point of yoga but it has actually built up my core to be quite strong, not to mention the other benefits. I find it helps with tenseness around the shoulders and back (I have this constantly), stress levels, and I find I always sleep better after a yoga class!

I also do a Les Mills program called 'Body Balance,' which is a combination of yoga, tai chi and pilates all in one class. I highly recommend it, I think it's fantastic.

I do Sports and Fitness in college and one of my blocks incorporates classes like Yoga and stuff like that in to it. I frequently do exercise and use the gym and yoga kicks my ****ing ass. I've no idea how all those old chicks can do it. I want to start because I have the flexibility of a rigamortis ridden corpse. Does it help much? I need to become more flexible to become better at certain sports and such. My shoulder flexibility is actually shocking for a 21yr old.

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

Well then you're going to die a cold, rigid old man.

HAHA

Astronomer · 08-11-2013, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

I've been interested in trying hot yoga. They have classes at the university gym starting in January. They also have couples yoga classes which could make or break my relationship, so I think I'll just do this alone

Is hot yoga the same is Bikram yoga? I've done Bikram a few times, it's pretty intense, but I prefer just regular yoga better! It's much more relaxing!

I do yoga twice a week and I find it beneficial. I wish I could do it a little more - maybe three times a week - but I just don't have the time! A lot of my friends who go to the gym still "scoff" at the point of yoga but it has actually built up my core to be quite strong, not to mention the other benefits. I find it helps with tenseness around the shoulders and back (I have this constantly), stress levels, and I find I always sleep better after a yoga class!

I also do a Les Mills program called 'Body Balance,' which is a combination of yoga, tai chi and pilates all in one class. I highly recommend it, I think it's fantastic.

Plankton · 12-04-2012, 10:42 AM

I started doing Yoga at age 10 or so, then kind of just faded out of it until a friend of mine turned me on to T'ai Chi. I haven't trained in a long time, but the benefits of when I was doing it are still lingering.

T'ai chi ch'uan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

...and what is this medical condition, if I may ask?

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Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,775	Yoga and Pilates Is anyone a fan? I haven't personally tried yoga but I reguarly do pilates at home and find it great for toning muscles and reducing stress levels. I also do it to combat a painful medical condition. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	I started doing Yoga at age 10 or so, then kind of just faded out of it until a friend of mine turned me on to T'ai Chi. I haven't trained in a long time, but the benefits of when I was doing it are still lingering. T'ai chi ch'uan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ...and what is this medical condition, if I may ask? __________________ See location...

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Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	I've been interested in trying hot yoga. They have classes at the university gym starting in January. They also have couples yoga classes which could make or break my relationship, so I think I'll just do this alone