Pilates is very relevant to losing weight. As Pilates is a strength-training exercise program, over the course of your 13 weeks program, you will develop as well as increase your muscle tone and muscle mass. The inrease in muscle mass will also increase your metabolic rate. This happens because muscles are active tissues in your body. As active tissues, muscles require supplies of energy in order to keep its shape. It will utilise food intake as well as stored body fat as fuel sources.
So for those of you out there who are scared of strength training, Pilates will definitely increase and improve your muscle tone as well as body shape without the bulk weight training will provide. In addition, your body's ability to burn body fat is increased by simply improving and increasing your muscle mass.
A dominant belief out there is that Pilates will not make you lose weight. Our qualified Physiotherapists & Exercise Physiologists will beg to differ. If you think only cardiovascular exercise will make you lose weight, then you're missing out. By joining our 13 Weeks Pilates program, will will work at improving your strength as well as increasing your muscle tone. As a result you will also increase your ability to burn fat faster.