If a person is having a hard time deciding between yoga and pilates, they should do them in conjuntion. The nature of both techniques make it easy for them to complement each other. Yoga can give a person their stretch and pilates will help them keep that stretch. The breathing techniques of pilates and the meditation aspect of pilates can be joined to relieve the stress from everyday life. By performing yoga and pilates together, "your whole body gets a workout, and you gain flexibility as well"(Harris).
I think doing yoga and pilates together is a good idea. I think I would like that better than just picking one. I think the body would really benefit from it, because you get your stretch and your flexibility from yoga and you keep it by doing pilates. You can get flexible and the body can still get toned by doing both. I think it would be beneficial to cheerleaders, dancers, and gymnasts because they need that toned body and they also need that flexibilty. I think that by doing the breathing techniques from pilates and the meditation from yoga would be very relaxing and a great stress reliever.
Harris, Deborah . "Yoga vs Pilates-Which is Better?." Holistic Healing. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr 2010. http://healing.about.com/od/pilates/a/yogavspilates.htm.
Good job 50
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