Yoga versus Pilates

Yoga was founded thousand years ago, originally from India. Pilates was founded over 80 years ago by Joseph PILATES.

Yoga & Pilates both are known to support the development of long, strong, graceful bodies that move efficiently without creating bulky muscles. They both are associated with stress reduction and can be adjusted for a wide range of people, age & fitness level.

The difference from yoga. For me, yoga is more like spriritual, it's not a sport but a meditation of movements. But pilates is a sport to enhance fitness level. Also about breathing, yoga breathing is inhale & exhale from the nose but pilates breathing is inhale from nose & exhale from mouth.

Yoga focuses on stretch and Pilates focuses on strenght.

I do both, Yoga for my self consciousness and Pilates for my core strenght.

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