pilates
kathy has been doing pilates for about 2 months or so (pretty regularly) in an attempt to achieve one of her long-term goals, the full leg split. there are 2 great teachers, lily and lucas, who have become friends as well. the studio is in the gym we go to and is priced at a point where it is affordable (although kind of expensive for here). well lily said they offer 1 free class so i thought why not give it a try. it was actually better than i thought. i had always wondered what those machines do (they look strange to say the least).our instructor was lucas, the music was real cool (los cafres a great reggae band from bs. as.) and we began doing some basic leg squats (all exercises we performed on the pilates machines with varying degrees of tension). basically you can change the tension and lucas, or whoever your instructor is, can play around with the positions of your feet, legs, etc... to change what area you are targeting. we did some legs for awhile, with stretching always, then i isolated abs, eventually doing some upper body as well. it was a cool experience, i did like it because you are basically working against your own body weight creating a very natural feel. most of these exercises you can simulate by yourself, obviously without the machines, but the machines and your instructor add a different twist. also, there is lower tension on your joints and i think it is a good addition to anyone's training routine.
muchas gracias a lily y lucas!
posted by sethnem @ 10:34 AM
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