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Reach Your Fitness Goals Using Pilates and a Treadmill

Using Pilates and a Treadmill for cardio is a fusion that can be an enjoyable way of reaching your workout goals.

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Reach Your Fitness Goals Using Pilates and a Treadmill

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  1. Reach Your Fitness Goals Using Pilates and a Treadmill

  2. Using Pilates and a Treadmill for cardio is a fusion that can be an enjoyable way of reaching your workout goals. This combination can help you achieve stronger muscles, a healthy heart, and give you energy without a boring experience.

  3. Developed in the 1920s by Joseph Pilates, Pilates was devised to assist in the rehabilitation of athletes and dancers so they could reach their top performance after an injury. This fitness system teaches control of the body by strengthening and focusing on the core muscles. The core muscles are the abdominals, lower back and buttocks. Furthermore, Pilates created 6 basic principles to follow during the exercises. These are:

  4. Breathing • Precision • Centering • Flowing Movement • Control • Concentration Using Pilates and a treadmill for cardio, you can create your ideal and healthy body. In order to do this you must do two things:

  5. Build Muscle Muscles require more energy than fat, so when you have lean muscle you are burning calories during any resting period. You may fear weight training because you don't want to look bulky or big. Pilates can assist you in creating lean muscle mass.

  6. Create a Calorie Deficiency The next thing you must do is lose fat. You can do this by creating a calorie deficiency. Another words, you must take in fewer calories than the amount your body uses for energy. To ensure you are burning calories safely, focus on burning 500 more calories a day than you eat. Some may try to burn more, but this can become unsafe. If you stick to 500 calories more a day, you can lose 1lb. a week.

  7. Pilates and a Cardio-Treadmill Workout You can use Pilates and a Cardio-Treadmill workout to create a calorie deficiency and build lean muscle. • Start with a Cardio workout on your treadmill for around 20 minutes. This will get the calorie burning process going, get your heart rate up, and assist in creating a calorie deficiency. • After the Cardio, you can begin your Pilates routine. Doing Pilates while your heart rate is elevated allows your body to burn more calories and build long and lean muscles.

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