Each exercise activates a different muscle group, so a pilates workout ultimately works the entire body
It is no coincidence that pilates have evolved into a particularly popular workout. They are static and you don’t have to sweat excessively, but that doesn’t mean you’re not getting a good workout. In fact, pilates activates the whole body, exercising many muscle groups.
According to Laura Wilson, each exercise is more intense than the last, targeting one area of training each time.
Discover the muscles you will exercise by doing pilates:
Hands
Exercises such as push ups, pilates ring and light hand weights aim to train the muscles of the arms. Biceps and triceps are trained in almost all exercises that use the arms. At the crown of these exercises is the classic plank, which exercises arms and shoulders.
Legs
Every time you do deep squats or leg lifts, you’re working your leg muscles, such as your quads and hamstrings. This is what makes pilates such an ideal method of training for the whole body and ideal for strength training.
ABS
Pilates is strongly associated with abdominal training. A typical class activates all four layers of the core, including the abdominals. Many of the exercises in a classic workout will work your abs, even if they ostensibly focus on other muscle groups.
Buttocks
The glutes are a popular muscle group that most people like to work out and, unlike other muscle groups, they are not exercised by every type of exercise. Pilates, however, includes exercises that will help you tighten the muscles of this area as well.
Thighs
The hamstrings are a difficult group of muscles, as due to their position they are activated by very specific exercises. One of the favorite exercises in pilates, the shell, is effective on both the inner and outer thighs depending on how you position your feet. The two variations of this exercise hit the adductors and abductors for an effective lower body workout.
Shoulder blades
Pilates is said to work from the inside out. Unlike traditional strength training, many movements in pilates target the smaller, deeper muscles of the body, such as the tiny muscles around your shoulder blades.
Dorsals and Deltoids
Pilates involves a lot of planks, which will work two other difficult muscle groups, the lats and the deltoids in the shoulder girdle.
Rear chain
The posterior chain is the back of the body. You work these muscles when you do bridges and exercises that utilize all four limbs. This helps strengthen the glutes, back and core and improves posture.
Lower extremities
By doing pilates barefoot, you engage all 29 muscles of the feet and ankles. Leg strengthening can improve balance, stability, coordination and posture.
Pelvic floor
Low-impact movements put pressure on the pelvic floor, strengthening the muscles in the area. The pelvic floor connects to the diaphragm and core which work in tandem as you breathe deeply during the workout.
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