Yoga or Pilates?

Definitions

Yoga: An ancient practice from Northern India, focusing on the physical and mental wellbeing, incorporating posture, breathing, healthy diet relaxation and meditation.

Pilates: A physical fitness system in the early 20^th century focusing on core strength and development that keep the body balanced and give support to the spine.

The area of focus

Yoga: The bringing together of the physical and spiritual, yoga is a life style approach rather than just an exercise method, aiming at flexibility and to be therapeutic, has been around some 5000 years. 

Pilates: Focus on core strength and movement based exercise, aiming towards physical strength and toning and allowing the lengthening of the spine and building strength within supporting postural muscles, has been widely practised for over 80 years.

Which to choose?

Obviously you can try both, but for a little more information this may help.

Yoga: For those focusing on flexibility and wanting a method to relieve stress and enjoy an inner peace.

Pilates: For those wanting to exercise and improve flexibility as well as strength and muscular toning. Especially within the core muscles.

Resolutions one month on

2014 a new year a new you, January has been and gone, how are those resolutions looking one month later? Are you sticking to your word and starting to see the gains, or are you feeling the strain and starting to slip? In this blog we will look at some resolutions made at Breadsall Priory and simple ways to keep to those resolutions.

Now some resolutions made by members were pretty simple, increase their training by one day, some enjoy classes and looked to try two new classes and stick to them, this is fantastic thinking, find something you enjoy, if your training is fun and you enjoy it you are much more likely to stick to it and look forward to it. It has to challenge you to change you, but it has to please you for you to come back for more. 2014 has seen an increase in classes giving more variation to an already great class time table, there is Legs, bums and tums (LBT), total body burn (TBB), early morning HIIT (high intensity interval training), with more new classes to come including METAFIT and our Technique clinics.  Another good method is to find likeminded members who enjoy their training, we are seeing great fitness groups forming, all which are very welcoming, we have strong groups for Pump Fx and Kettlercise, a rough tough bunch of Bootcampers and highly functional trainers in our circuits and TBB classes. Stick to those resolutions by joining a group.

Another method to stick to the resolutions is to take part in gym challenges. We have a year long 550 kettle bell challenge! A six week super hero team challenge which has 100 members taking part in the first week alone! Then later in the year we will see our first ever online challenge that you can do anywhere and post your achievements on our ever growing Facebook page!

Finally a great way to stick to and celebrate those resolutions is to treat yourself! Every month that goes by treat yourself to something you enjoy, new clothes, cinema trips, gigs or games. If you have that reward and incentive at the end you will be much more likely to keep with it.

So how is your new year going and what resolutions are you sticking to? We’d love to know.

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