Yoga or Pilates, which one is better?

In today's high-intensity living environment, many women always like to

Do some exercise after work to relieve some of the fatigue from work and to shape a more beautiful body. Some of you must have heard of yoga, and some of you are also familiar with the sport of Pilates. In fact, Pilates is a similar type of sport to yoga. But everyone still wants to know which is better, yoga or Pilates?

Pilates training method is a kind of exercise and fitness system created and promoted by Joseph Pilates of Germany in 1926 - a static fitness exercise.

Westerners have always focused on the training of body muscles and physiological functions, such as training of the waist, abdomen, back, chest, buttocks and other parts, while Easterners focus on breathing and mind concentration training, such as yoga and Tai Chi. Pilates absorbs Eastern and Western cultures and integrates relevant physiological and psychological research results. Initially, Pilates was only used in two major areas: professional dance groups for muscle training and medical rehabilitation institutions for the recovery of body function and muscle strength of patients after recovery.

The word yoga comes from Sanskrit in India and has the same pronunciation, meaning "consistency", "combination" or "harmony". Yoga is a philosophical system and a system of exercise guided by it that helps people realize their full potential by raising their consciousness.

Yoga postures are an ancient and easy-to-master method to improve people's physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual abilities. It is a form of exercise that achieves harmony between body, mind and spirit. The ancient Indians believed that people could achieve unity between man and nature, and they integrated different yoga practices into their daily lives and adhered to them unswervingly: practising yoga with the eyes, chanting Sanskrit in the ears, reflecting on oneself, and keeping one's promises in the heart, morality, selfless movements, a rational brain, religious responsibility, no desires, meditation, and the nature and creation of the universe.

The above is a detailed introduction to which is better, yoga or Pilates. I wonder if you have a specific understanding of this aspect. In fact, every sport in life has its own unique benefits, but I still hope that everyone can choose the appropriate one according to their actual situation, so as to better help their health.

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