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7 Reasons You Need to Add Pilates Into Your Life
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KAYLIA ZANCAN
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Pilates is a transformative workout that promotes sleek muscles and a tight core. The benefits are many;  most notably, Pilates can alleviate back pain, improve flexibility, posture, and sports performance agility. 

Created by Joseph Pilates in the early 1900s, this ingenious exercise regimen prospered in the 1980s after the media began covering its many benefits.

The Pilates lifestyle is dedicated to creating a balanced body, and is similar to the same mind-body principles that define Yoga practices. The main difference between Pilates and Yoga is the emphasis of spirituality, which is utilized heavily in Yoga.

According to Fitness Magazine, Pilates offers students a ton of benefits. Here are seven reasons why you should be working Pilates into your weekly routine:

About KAYLIA ZANCAN

lifestyle blogger + avocado aficionado

Lover of all things pumpkin spice. Happiest in sweater weather. Inflexible yogi still workin' on my King Pigeon. Binge-watcher of Riverdale. Love the smell of new books, not old ones. Eater of clean greens, peanut butter, and Panera Bread. Oh, and, #Jughead4Life. 

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