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Palaties
Hey,
I'm 15/f and I really want to get more in shape and shed a few pounds, I usually try to run but thats about it. I really would like to do palaites. How would I do that. Can I do it home, do I need a video or something?
And would palaties help me becuase more lean and thinner in the stomach, upper arm, and upper leg area?
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Pilates is a great workout. It has many different workouts where it can concentrate on one part of the body or the whole body itself.
If you want to do pilates, I suggest you get a workout video and the materials needed. Now, don't go overboard and psend $239482 on equipment and videos. Get one simple exercise..that is cheap which requires only a few cheap equipments. Try it out for a while...yes, you may dislike it the first week, but try it continuously for 2 weeks. If you don't like it, try another exercise. If you do like it, master that video first and then move a level up.
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Pilates is very good for toning and increasing core strength but if you want to lose weight as well, you need fat burning exercises as well like aerobics, cycling, swimming, running (which as you have said you are doing)and skipping.
As for how you would do it and whether you can do it at home, yes you can because there are lots of videos, books and DVD's for Pilates. However, I would recommend that you go to a class to begin with. Most sports and leisure facilities offer classes like this so look around and see what you can find. Whenever you begin a new sport or exercise, you should have professional instruction to begin with, to ensure you are doing it correctly. Videos and DVD's etc are fine when you know what you're doing but they can't correct you if you don't have it quite right.
Pilates should help you to tone up, although the different areas it helps and how effectively it does this will depend upon the instructor/DVD/video/book, but mainly tones and strengthens your bum, stomach, thighs and back.
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