# Tell me about Pilates **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 23, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pilates/551220 "2010-08-23T22:52:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pilates/551220/21 "2010-08-26T02:26:12Z")
> [@Caridwen](#): > > I honestly don’t get Pilates. Never felt like it did a thing for me at all. It’s basically a lot of floor exercises. Maybe if you aren’t really fit it’s a good way to get back into exercise/working out? I know many people swear by it but I don’t feel like I get any sort of workout with Pilates. One of the benefits of individual instruction in Pilates is the same as working with any personal trainer: They can tailor the workout to your level. FWIW, this video shows an example of variations of a progression of easy-to-advanced versions of moves. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k-Gd-xVRCjk/hqdefault.jpg "Pilates Cadillac Leg Springs Series") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Gd-xVRCjk) ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pilates/551220/22 "2010-08-26T02:33:05Z")
Ooo oo oo, it should be mentioned that Netflix has a wide assortment of Pilates video for free on streaming. Although I recommend a class that’s not busy for some hands on instruction to begin with. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pilates/551220/23 "2010-08-26T02:48:20Z")
Well, he killed Jesus, or at least gave the order… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pilates/551220.md?page=1)