Before starting pilates you should know about pilates.

People always ask me-

• I am completely beginners can I join pilates?

• I am completely new to pilates, I don't know mat or reformer is best for me?

• What is mat pilates ?

• What is reformer pilates?

• Does weight loss happen in pilates?

• I am over 50 or 60 can do pilates?

• I have got Osteoporosis, fybromyalgia, scholiosis.

I will give answer to each question.

When people go to gym, zumba even yoga they focus on perticuler part of the body. In a gym, they build body but they don"t focus on core and hip strength . Zumba will help you to lose weight (Zumba isn't suitable for beginners) and zumba will work as a cardio workout also. Yoga will help for stretching, breathing and for mental health.

But pilates will give overall strength in your body, total body and mind rehabilitation. Core, hip strength will give smooth body movements. You can walk, climb stairs, sit up and down easily.

Pilates is a foundation of your fitness. Once you are into pilates, you can perform well in swimming, running, play cricket, football or any other sports.

If you want to tone your abdomen and hips, there is no other practice will promise as much as pilates does.

Beginners will learn, easy basic strength and mobility moves. In a longer run beginners will be able to move on to the advance level.

New to pilates often confuse, whether they do mat or reformer pilates or both. I suggest both because mat pilates is the foundation of pilates and very powerful to strengthen pelvic floor muscles. Reformer pilates, we use spring and strap to strengthen particular muscles. Both mat and reformer have different purpose to solve, so we can't ignore one.

People usually go for reformer because doing machine is fun and they think only reformer pilates exists. But no, without mat pilates 'pilates' won"t be complete. Mat pilates will bring alignment in your body which help you to do other exercises effortlessly.

You will know how easy is weight loss -

You just have to maintain your diet, not a strict diet, only food on time with more protein and fibre and less carb. I can provide diet chart and you will see how easy to follow the diet.

Pilates and diet when they are combined, only in a 2 months results in your hands.

When you are over 50, you need pilates than any other workout because, after certain age people need to work on muscles strength. When we grow old we loose muscle mass and bone density. Body mobility, knee, lower back injury become a big issues in older age. Even for osteoporosis, fybromyalgia, scholiosis doctors recommend pilates.

Shrabonti Bhadra (pilates the core studio owner and fitness and wellness coach)