Yoga/barre/Pilates bodies

[Anonymous]

The people I know who do these types of exercise are people who naturally have long, lean bodies. They do it and says it has made such a difference for their bodies but they honestly don't look much different than before they started. Sure, they may have toned up a bit but it's not like their body was transformed.

I know there are other benefits to exercise besides that, of course, but I'm wondering if the people drawn to these types of exercise already have the type of body that is conducive to it. I've never seen somebody with a shorter, squatter body type be transformed by yoga, barre or Pilates. Have you?

Just a random question/thought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The people I know who do these types of exercise are people who naturally have long, lean bodies. They do it and says it has made such a difference for their bodies but they honestly don't look much different than before they started. Sure, they may have toned up a bit but it's not like their body was transformed.

I know there are other benefits to exercise besides that, of course, but I'm wondering if the people drawn to these types of exercise already have the type of body that is conducive to it. I've never seen somebody with a shorter, squatter body type be transformed by yoga, barre or Pilates. Have you?

Just a random question/thought.

I'm the person that you have never seen! I started megaformer pilates on a whim (a studio opened near my house), and it has transformed my body! I'm 5'2" with a muscular build and apple shaped. I also have a sedentary job. Lifting makes me bulky, and cardio makes me starved, so I wasn't able to achieve a lean look before starting pilates. I've lost weight without changing my diet. I eat healthily but I am never hungry. (Pilates doesn't make me more hungry like cardio does.) My physique has totally changed. My torso is much leaner, and I'm stronger than ever without being bulky. I love it! I do pilates 1-2 times per week, other resistance strength training 1x/week, and cardio (zumba, running, walking, spin class) 1-2 x/week. I usually exercise 3-4 x/week.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The people I know who do these types of exercise are people who naturally have long, lean bodies. They do it and says it has made such a difference for their bodies but they honestly don't look much different than before they started. Sure, they may have toned up a bit but it's not like their body was transformed.

I know there are other benefits to exercise besides that, of course, but I'm wondering if the people drawn to these types of exercise already have the type of body that is conducive to it. I've never seen somebody with a shorter, squatter body type be transformed by yoga, barre or Pilates. Have you?

Just a random question/thought.

I'm the person that you have never seen! I started megaformer pilates on a whim (a studio opened near my house), and it has transformed my body! I'm 5'2" with a muscular build and apple shaped. I also have a sedentary job. Lifting makes me bulky, and cardio makes me starved, so I wasn't able to achieve a lean look before starting pilates. I've lost weight without changing my diet. I eat healthily but I am never hungry. (Pilates doesn't make me more hungry like cardio does.) My physique has totally changed. My torso is much leaner, and I'm stronger than ever without being bulky. I love it! I do pilates 1-2 times per week, other resistance strength training 1x/week, and cardio (zumba, running, walking, spin class) 1-2 x/week. I usually exercise 3-4 x/week.

Oh wow, this is me to a tee - same height, get bulky with too much weights, eat too much after cardio. How long have you been doing the Pilates?

[Anonymous]

OP, I'm with you. The PP is an anomaly as far as I'm concerned. I've gone to the same gym for many years and a lot of the same women have been doing the same classes of this type for years, and I haven't seen much of a change. They're in shape, but not to the point where I say "wow!" Different strokes for different folks, but I'm not a believer. I do enjoy yoga, but not because I think it's going to make me lean and lose weight. It's relaxing to me and a good way to unwind and stretch out from my usual running and lifting routine.

[Anonymous]

I lost ~10 pounds with yoga as my main form of exercise. I'm not lithe by any means; I'm 5'1.25" (yoga gave me an extra.25"!) with a curvy-but-fit figure. I'm definitely stronger with more defined, but not bulky, muscles.

[Anonymous]

I find yoga frustrating because I'm too inflexible to do any but the most basic poses, but I fell in love with Pilates from the first time I tried it. I think the claims about total body transformation are overblown, but I will say that doing Pilates helped my posture tremendously. I had never quite understood how to stand up straight, nor did I have the core muscles to easily support me in doing so. Pre-Pilates I was starting to shrink from my original 5'7" (I'm early 50s), but I now routinely measure a quarter or half inch over 5'7 at physicals.

[Anonymous]

I'm 5'3 with an athletic build, and am a yoga teacher. Yes, you find naturally lithe people practicing yoga but I've seen men and women with all body types practicing. In my experience, regular practice improves poise and carriage, as well as toning without bulking the muscles.

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Anonymous wrote:The people I know who do these types of exercise are people who naturally have long, lean bodies. They do it and says it has made such a difference for their bodies but they honestly don't look much different than before they started. Sure, they may have toned up a bit but it's not like their body was transformed.

I know there are other benefits to exercise besides that, of course, but I'm wondering if the people drawn to these types of exercise already have the type of body that is conducive to it. I've never seen somebody with a shorter, squatter body type be transformed by yoga, barre or Pilates. Have you?

Just a random question/thought.

I'm the person that you have never seen! I started megaformer pilates on a whim (a studio opened near my house), and it has transformed my body! I'm 5'2" with a muscular build and apple shaped. I also have a sedentary job. Lifting makes me bulky, and cardio makes me starved, so I wasn't able to achieve a lean look before starting pilates. I've lost weight without changing my diet. I eat healthily but I am never hungry. (Pilates doesn't make me more hungry like cardio does.) My physique has totally changed. My torso is much leaner, and I'm stronger than ever without being bulky. I love it! I do pilates 1-2 times per week, other resistance strength training 1x/week, and cardio (zumba, running, walking, spin class) 1-2 x/week. I usually exercise 3-4 x/week.

Oh wow, this is me to a tee - same height, get bulky with too much weights, eat too much after cardio. How long have you been doing the Pilates?

PP here. It has been almost a year. I should add that I work very hard during pilates. I push myself to the limit.

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Anonymous wrote:The people I know who do these types of exercise are people who naturally have long, lean bodies. They do it and says it has made such a difference for their bodies but they honestly don't look much different than before they started. Sure, they may have toned up a bit but it's not like their body was transformed.

I know there are other benefits to exercise besides that, of course, but I'm wondering if the people drawn to these types of exercise already have the type of body that is conducive to it. I've never seen somebody with a shorter, squatter body type be transformed by yoga, barre or Pilates. Have you?

Just a random question/thought.

I'm the person that you have never seen! I started megaformer pilates on a whim (a studio opened near my house), and it has transformed my body! I'm 5'2" with a muscular build and apple shaped. I also have a sedentary job. Lifting makes me bulky, and cardio makes me starved, so I wasn't able to achieve a lean look before starting pilates. I've lost weight without changing my diet. I eat healthily but I am never hungry. (Pilates doesn't make me more hungry like cardio does.) My physique has totally changed. My torso is much leaner, and I'm stronger than ever without being bulky. I love it! I do pilates 1-2 times per week, other resistance strength training 1x/week, and cardio (zumba, running, walking, spin class) 1-2 x/week. I usually exercise 3-4 x/week.

Oh wow, this is me to a tee - same height, get bulky with too much weights, eat too much after cardio. How long have you been doing the Pilates?

PP here. It has been almost a year. I should add that I work very hard during pilates. I push myself to the limit.

Thank you. Are you doing Solid Core, or can you share the name of your studio? It looks intimidating!!

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Anonymous wrote:The people I know who do these types of exercise are people who naturally have long, lean bodies. They do it and says it has made such a difference for their bodies but they honestly don't look much different than before they started. Sure, they may have toned up a bit but it's not like their body was transformed.

I know there are other benefits to exercise besides that, of course, but I'm wondering if the people drawn to these types of exercise already have the type of body that is conducive to it. I've never seen somebody with a shorter, squatter body type be transformed by yoga, barre or Pilates. Have you?

Just a random question/thought.

I'm the person that you have never seen! I started megaformer pilates on a whim (a studio opened near my house), and it has transformed my body! I'm 5'2" with a muscular build and apple shaped. I also have a sedentary job. Lifting makes me bulky, and cardio makes me starved, so I wasn't able to achieve a lean look before starting pilates. I've lost weight without changing my diet. I eat healthily but I am never hungry. (Pilates doesn't make me more hungry like cardio does.) My physique has totally changed. My torso is much leaner, and I'm stronger than ever without being bulky. I love it! I do pilates 1-2 times per week, other resistance strength training 1x/week, and cardio (zumba, running, walking, spin class) 1-2 x/week. I usually exercise 3-4 x/week.

Oh wow, this is me to a tee - same height, get bulky with too much weights, eat too much after cardio. How long have you been doing the Pilates?

PP here. It has been almost a year. I should add that I work very hard during pilates. I push myself to the limit.

Thank you. Are you doing Solid Core, or can you share the name of your studio? It looks intimidating!!

I would also love to know where you go! I'm taller, but also bulk up through lifting, and much as I love it, it's incredibly annoying to have to buy all new tops and coats. I have a hunch I'd love intense pilates.

[Anonymous]

Corepower yoga. Changed my body. I've gotten incredibly lean and strong.

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Anonymous wrote:The people I know who do these types of exercise are people who naturally have long, lean bodies. They do it and says it has made such a difference for their bodies but they honestly don't look much different than before they started. Sure, they may have toned up a bit but it's not like their body was transformed.

I know there are other benefits to exercise besides that, of course, but I'm wondering if the people drawn to these types of exercise already have the type of body that is conducive to it. I've never seen somebody with a shorter, squatter body type be transformed by yoga, barre or Pilates. Have you?

Just a random question/thought.

I'm the person that you have never seen! I started megaformer pilates on a whim (a studio opened near my house), and it has transformed my body! I'm 5'2" with a muscular build and apple shaped. I also have a sedentary job. Lifting makes me bulky, and cardio makes me starved, so I wasn't able to achieve a lean look before starting pilates. I've lost weight without changing my diet. I eat healthily but I am never hungry. (Pilates doesn't make me more hungry like cardio does.) My physique has totally changed. My torso is much leaner, and I'm stronger than ever without being bulky. I love it! I do pilates 1-2 times per week, other resistance strength training 1x/week, and cardio (zumba, running, walking, spin class) 1-2 x/week. I usually exercise 3-4 x/week.

Oh wow, this is me to a tee - same height, get bulky with too much weights, eat too much after cardio. How long have you been doing the Pilates?

PP here. It has been almost a year. I should add that I work very hard during pilates. I push myself to the limit.

Thank you. Are you doing Solid Core, or can you share the name of your studio? It looks intimidating!!

I would also love to know where you go! I'm taller, but also bulk up through lifting, and much as I love it, it's incredibly annoying to have to buy all new tops and coats. I have a hunch I'd love intense pilates.

I'm the PP that you and 10:13 quoted. I go to solidcore. I see people of various fitness levels there, and there are ways to accommodate various starting points. I have come a long way myself.

[Anonymous]

My SIL is a Pilates instructor of a decade.

She is fit-fat and I always think that for the hours she spends in the gym, teaching and training, there's little to show for it. She doesn't appear to be in good shape.

[Anonymous]

Exercise in any form doesn't cancel out overeating, esp in women 30+ years old.

[Anonymous]

I don't know, but I'm 5'5 and happy with my body shape that i maintain by running. I NEED the cardio high and the calm that comes after a really hard run. I have tried yoga and while it was relaxing, I didn't get the "high" I get from a good run, and it didn't leave me as calm later in the evening.