Yogilates: Yoga Joins Pilates

Yogilates: Yoga Joins Pilates

Yogilates: Yoga Joins Pilates

Yogilates represents a marriage of yoga with a system of wellness and fitness known as the Pilates Method. The Pilates Method is a series of movement exercises developed by German-born Joseph Pilates (1880–1967) in the 1920s. These exercises are designed to make people more aware of their bodies while stretching and strengthening muscles, opening joints, and releasing tension. Interest in the Pilates Method has grown enormously in recent years. The exercises that form part of this method are a natural complement to yoga postures. Teachers who are trained in both the Pilates Method and yoga are now incorporating the two practices together in a system known as Yogilates.