Studies Examine Calories Burned With Yoga, Pilates
June 1, 2006
After enjoying a few Memorial Day cookouts, you might be ready to burn off a few – or a few hundred – calories.
Yoga and Pilates are two of the hottest fitness trends, but how many calories will you burn off if you spend time doing the downward dog? Maybe not as many as you think. More than 11 million Americans practice yoga. It can improve flexibility and balance. Pilates conditions muscles and strengthens core stability. So it's a real calorie-burner, right? "No, it's not unless you're working at a really high intensity, and that's not what Pilates is about," said Pilates fan Kristie Spalding.
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