essay

My name is Gabriele Mastro and I researched yoga and pilates. I researched their similarities and differences, and how each exercise can benefit you. I chose this topic because I have always been interested in taking a yoga or pilates class, but I have never found the time to do it.

I read Living Yoga by Christy Turlington. It discussed how to incorporate yoga into your everyday life, no matter how busy you are and explains how yoga has helped her get through stressful times and events. The book also discusses pilates and its similarities and differences from yoga.

For my interaction, I went to Gold's Gym and took BodyFlow. BodyFlow was an exercise class that focused on a yoga and pilates workout. I liked it because it combined both exercises to make one workout.

The most important thing I learned is that neither exercise is better than the other. They both have great benefits for the body. Yoga puts more emphasis on flexibility, relaxation, spirituality, meditation, and breathing than pilates does. Pilates focuses more on strengthening the core, but both are very relaxing and both help improve flexibility. I can't pick between yoga and pilates, because I enjoyed them both. If I could have done something differently, I would have only researched one of these exercises because there is so much information and stuff to learn about each one, and there is still alot of information I have not learned about each exercise.

Live Interaction

For my live interaction, I took a class at Gold's Gym called Bodyflow. Bodyflow is a class that focuses on a yoga and pilates workout. The class focused on controlled breathing, concentration, a carefully structured series of stretches, moves, and poses. The workout is supposed to bring the body into a state of harmony and balance.
I really enjoyed Bodyflow. It made me feel calm and relaxed. I liked how it combined yoga and pilates to create one workout. The class was a little tougher and more challenging than I expected, but I felt good after I completed it. Bodyflow helped strengthen my core and helped me with my flexibility. I liked this class so much that I plan on going back to it. The yoga part of the class definitely helped with my flexibility and the pilates class worked more on my core, but helped with my flexibility as well. I can't choose between yoga and pilates, I like them both.