Pilates - home fitness

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About this app

Pull out your gym mat and get ready to do a series of movements that will stabilize and strengthen your core.
You’ll get stronger, more sculpted muscles and gain flexibility. You may also have better posture and a better sense of well-being.

If you are looking to strengthen your abdomen and pelvis as well as maintain good posture, then Pilates is for you. It also has a strong mind/body connection, so you may like it if you enjoy yoga but need a more intense core workout.

There is limited evidence to support the use of Pilates to alleviate lower back pain, improve strength, and prevent elderly people from falling. It has not been shown to be effective treatment for any medical condition.

Pilates is great for strengthening and toning your core and for increasing your flexibility, but it’s not a comprehensive strength building program. You will need to supplement it with some other exercises if you want to build up your arm or calf muscles. Talk to your trainer to see what would be best. And don’t forget your cardio!

Pilates involves precise moves and specific breathing techniques. It’s not for you if you prefer a less structured program. It also won’t fit your needs if you are looking for an aerobic workout.

Pilates can be very demanding, so start slowly. Instructors do not have to be licensed, so it’s best to get recommendations before selecting one.

Ratings and reviews

Not too bad. It's not detailed enough to properly learn Pilates, but if you already know Pilates it will give you some routines to do. There are only 3 full routines, and one small sample one, there's no variations beyond that. There's better Pilates apps out there but you need to buy a subscription for the really good ones. This one will do for occasional home use.

good set of Pilates exercises, no a ads during workouts (only after, so far). Good explanation (written + animated cartoon figure). Downside: all exercises take 30 seconds by default, which is too little for some (cannot do "100" in 30 seconds). English is very good (almost perfect). Did not try out the countless customisation possibilities yet.

Good exercises. The grafics are more clear than in the previous version. Could improve telling for example during resting time to get ready few seconds before an exercise starts, informing while doing the exercise when its half the time, and by counting down the last remaining seconds of each exercise. Otherwise, it is well balanced and offers a complete spectrum of fitness workouts. Thanks! Keep it up!