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Pilates and yoga both have slimming effects. Which of them has a better slimming effect?
Yoga and Pilates are exercises that combine stretching and breathing. At first glance, the two are very similar. But in fact, there are still obvious differences between the two. Compared with yoga, Pilates has shorter stay time and faster movement changes. In addition, their breathing patterns are different. Pilates is mainly concentrated in the chest, so the front, sides and back of the chest become bigger through breathing, while the waist remains unchanged. Yoga breathing focuses on the abdomen. Yoga breathing is therefore called "abdominal breathing"

Yoga and Pilates also have weight loss effects. Yoga includes many postures. Different postures exercise all parts of the body, increase body heat consumption, not only reduce subcutaneous fat, but also massage all glands of the body and promote metabolism. Compared with yoga, Pilates combines more stretching exercises, moves faster and needs to resist more physical resistance. Pilates burns more calories than mainstream Hada yoga. Pilates burns up to 300 calories in 30 minutes. Therefore, if you want to burn fat to lose weight, Pilates is a better choice.

Yoga can stretch and relax people. Pilates can better help shape the body. Pilates is easier to master. By controlling the core muscles of the body, that is, the lumbar muscles below the chest and above the pelvis, we can carry out targeted slow exercise and control the muscles for a long time to achieve the purpose of burning fat and shaping the body, and it is not easy to get injured.

Yoga makes inner peace and physical health more harmonious and unified. It uses the most natural therapy to eliminate physical discomfort. With the relaxation of the body, the heart becomes soft and relaxed. Pilates)-is a philosophy of achieving a state through physical exercise. It has many postures that imitate animal postures and visceral movements.