Narrow scope of Pilates: Pilates couples have always created more than 500 movements, most of which are saved as photos or documentaries. Including the exercises on the mat and the movements of the studio instruments invented by Pilates, is a narrow concept of Pilates.

The broad concept of Pilates: Pilates is first and foremost a sport. It is a kind of whole-body coordinated exercise, which mainly exercises the small muscles in the deep layer of human body, maintains and improves the appearance of normal posture, achieves body balance, develops the range and ability of activities of trunk and limbs, emphasizes the control of core muscle groups, strengthens the nerve induction and domination of human brain on limbs and skeletal muscle tissues, and cooperates with correct breathing methods.