Is Pilates effective in losing weight?
1. Match with other sports.
Pilates is combined with some other sports, so fat burning is the best. For example, Pilates can be combined with running. After running for half an hour, Pilates can massage tense muscles and help shape. I want to remind everyone that the exercise you choose to match must be aerobic exercise, so as to play a good role in losing weight.
2. Grasp the time of Pilates training
In principle, practicing Pilates is not limited by time and space. According to my own situation, as long as I have some free time, I can use it to practice Pilates. Practicing in the morning or at night has its own advantages. Burning fat in the morning is the best, and it can also bring a good mental state for the next whole day. Practicing at night can relax the tired body after a busy day and improve the quality of sleep.
Adjust breathing
When practicing, pay attention to the adjustment of breathing. Pilates is a sport that requires full physical and mental input. Therefore, to follow certain laws, the body will naturally develop in a healthier direction.
Is pilates to lose weight or shape?
Pilates is mainly an action of strength, which requires a lot of energy and consumes a lot. Stick to the action for a long time, fat will burn deeply, and fat will burn easily!
Pilates not only loses weight but also has the function of shaping, which has the following benefits:
1. Lose weight and shape
Pilates has a high replacement frequency, which can consume calories and burn fat, improve people's metabolic ability and make people consume more calories. Pilates is rich in movements, including partial weight loss's movements, which can be used to exercise various parts of the human body and shape a perfect figure curve.
2. Improve muscle mass
Compared with yoga, Pilates tends to be strength-oriented and can exercise muscles. Through pilates exercises, improve the control ability of every muscle in your body, especially the deep muscles, and make the muscles more elastic.
3. Improve people's cardiopulmonary function
Pilates is an aerobic exercise, which attaches importance to breathing as much as yoga, and can adjust people's breath and improve heart and lung function.
Matters needing attention in pilates practice
It is best to wear loose and comfortable clothes and take off your shoes and socks when practicing, because the practice movements are basically done on the mat.
Pay attention to the depth of breathing, don't breathe too fast, keep basically the same as the movement, and don't hold your breath for training. Exhale during exercise and inhale during rest, which helps to relieve the internal pressure caused by muscle exertion.
When practicing, the movement speed should be slow, the muscle control time should be prolonged as far as possible, and more energy should be consumed to achieve the purpose of slimming. Grasp the posture and try to experience the stimulation brought by the action for a long time. During exercise, the abdomen and trunk are relatively fixed.
It is advisable for beginners to practice 2-3 times a week, and each movement depends on their own situation.
It is best not to eat food 2 hours before exercise. Pilates movements mostly require the active exertion of abdominal muscles, or play a stabilizing role, or assist in completing the movements. If you eat too much before exercise, it will affect the exercise ability of abdominal muscles and even cause discomfort such as bloating. Pilates has a lot of tumbling or leg lifting movements, which makes it very uncomfortable.
It is also best not to eat for 2 hours after practice. No matter what kind of exercise, the metabolism speed of the body will be accelerated after practice, and the absorption will be faster than usual, which is called excessive absorption. Therefore, eating a lot during this period will lead to weight gain, not weight loss.
You can drink water during practice, but drink less and slowly. Don't drink too cold water, which will stimulate the heart and increase the burden on your body.