As celebrities are practicing Pilates, people below are gradually starting to practice Pilates. Pilates is a very good exercise. Due to its exercise characteristics, it is considered by many people to be an aerobic exercise. So, do you think Pilates is an aerobic or anaerobic exercise? Let’s go take a look below!
What is Pilates
Pilates is a unique and magical combined exercise system therapy with more than 80 years of history. It is named after its founder, Mr. Joseph Pilates. It generally refers to a course that uses Pilates movements to exercise. It can be a physical fitness class or a personal training class.
Is Pilates an aerobic exercise or an anaerobic exercise?
Pilates cannot simply be said to be aerobic or anaerobic exercise. It must be determined according to the intensity and method of training. There are hundreds of Pilates training exercises, and whether it is aerobic or anaerobic depends on It depends.
Generally speaking, Pilates is included in the scope of aerobic exercise, but it also has the characteristics of anaerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise refers to physical exercise performed by the human body with sufficient supply of oxygen. This kind of exercise is beneficial to the body's fat burning and consumption, and at the same time accelerates the excretion of toxins from the body; while anaerobic exercise refers to the muscles in a state of "deprivation of oxygen". High-speed and intense exercise, this kind of exercise helps us increase muscles, shape muscle lines, and enhance the body's emergency response capabilities.
Pilates, like yoga, is a relatively special fitness exercise. Although Pilates courses meet the description of aerobic exercise, it cannot be concluded that Pilates is an aerobic exercise because of its weight loss effect. It is closer to aerobic exercise, but it also has the effect of anaerobic exercise on muscle shaping, so it is somewhere in between. The training of core parts of the body is the basis of Pilates movement, focusing on spine and muscle training, and more emphasis on awareness and control of muscles and body.