How to do Pilates yoga to burn fat and lose weight?

Yoga and Pilates are both exercises that combine stretching and breathing, and at first glance, they seem extremely similar. But in fact, there are still obvious differences between the two. Compared with yoga, each movement of Pilates is maintained for a shorter time and the movements change faster. In addition, there are differences in the breathing patterns of the two. The Pilates breathing method focuses primarily on the rib cage, allowing the front, sides, and back of the chest to expand through breathing while the waist remains in place. The breathing method of yoga is focused on the abdomen. Yoga breathing is therefore called "abdominal breathing".

Yoga or Pilates: Which is better for losing weight?

Since there are differences between yoga and Pilates, which one is better for weight loss?

Yoga and Pilates also have the effect of weight loss. Yoga includes many postures. Different postures exercise various parts of the body, increasing the body's calorie consumption. It can not only reduce subcutaneous fat, but also massage various glands of the body and promote metabolism. Compared to yoga, Pilates incorporates more stretching exercises, has a faster exercise frequency, and requires more body resistance during practice. Pilates-style exercises burn more calories than mainstream Hatha yoga. Doing 30 minutes of Pilates can burn up to 300 calories. Therefore, if you want to burn fat and lose weight, Pilates would be a better choice.

The word "Yoga" (English: Yoga, Hindi: योग) comes from the Indian Sanskrit "yug" or "yuj", which means "consistency", "combination" or "harmony". Yoga originated in ancient India and is one of the six major philosophical schools in ancient India. It explores the principles and methods of "the unity of Brahman and self". What modern people call yoga is mainly a series of methods of self-cultivation and mind-nourishing. Around 300 BC, Patanjali (English: Patanjali, Hindi: पतंजलि), the great Indian sage and ancestor of yoga, created the "Yoga Sutras". Indian yoga was truly formed on its basis, and the yoga practice was formally established as a complete eight-limb system. Yoga is a system that helps humans to fully realize their potential by raising consciousness. Yoga postures use ancient and easy-to-master techniques to improve people's physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual abilities. It is a way of exercise that achieves harmony between body, mind and spirit, including body postures, breathing methods, and meditation methods to achieve unity of body and mind.

Both of them have their own advantages. Friends who want to lose weight can choose the method according to their own preferences. But losing weight is not an easy thing. Friends who want to lose weight must stick to it. Only through your own efforts can you succeed. Let’s take action together. I wish you all success in losing weight and be beautiful every day.