Pilates Fitness exercises to shape those booties and glutes!

Many people have misconceptions of Pilates fitness workouts. I spoke to many friends and they responded in negativity and questions if Pilates really help to improve one’s fitness level.

Recently I read in an article that two women from Tampa almost died last month after getting illegal silicone injections to enhance the size and shape of their booties. Both became seriously ill after they were injected with Hydrogel into their buttocks. Hydrogel is a silicone substance and saline solution for cosmetic enhancements. The women, who received more than a dozen injections each, were hospitalized. One has kidney failure. And know what, the lady who injected the solution had carried out the procedure without any medical license!

So it seems to me that women will go great lengths to acquire her beauty goals and instead of choosing time tested methods, they opt for short cut and quick options that threaten their lives.

If you are serious about shaping your booties or buttocks, let me urge you to sign up for a Pilates fitness class with your nearest Pilates studio today. I’m a firm believer of ‘no pain, no gain’ and do you know that the best exercise for a great booty is Pilates? Pilates fitness is not only great for isolating your glutes but it helps to tone the overall body including those firm abs you have been neglecting for a long time. To acquire your shapy bootie goals, you may need to attend Pilates fitness classes three times a week.

If time does not allow any Pilates fitness classes, doing exercises such as squats, walking lunges and elevated and reversed lunges also will improve your posterior. Outdoor activies like hiking and walking at an incline are helpful too. It’s all about working on the right areas if you are after an attractive booties!

Otherwise, grab one of these Pilates videos and get your buttocks in shape from home!

is pilates for weight loss?

The focus of Pilates is not about losing weight, and yet, like Yoga, losing weight happens to be one of the secondary benefits of the enhanced muscle tone it brings. As a matter of fact, the slow, deliberate burning of fat linked to Pilates fitness in reality goes on for hours subsequent to the exercises themselves.

Most professional trainers and fitness instructors agree that you should take private Pilates fitness classes to learn the proper techniques in order to receive the full benefit of Pilates. However, classes can be expensive and many people prefer to exercise in the comfort of their own home.

It is important to learn to breathe correctly for Pilates to maximize the benefit of the exercises. The type of breathing used in Pilates is called thoracic breathing, or “rib” breathing. Pilates for weight loss can be carried out via a Pilates video from home. Following a series of instructions and Pilates workouts can help you get the most benefit from your Pilates weight loss goals.

Although, many people don’t understand how a low intensity Pilates workout program can help with weight loss. What many people don’t realise is that if you are constantly moving and working your body, it doesn’t have to be with heavy machines to lose the weight. Doing both programs (the cardio section and the mat section) gives a good total body workout without wiping you out for the whole day.

The main focus of the Pilates workout is to engage what is known as the powerhouse (the stomach and other core muscles of the body) to gain strength and, in the process, shed extra pounds. A specific method of breathing is also employed during key moments of the movements.