Pilates Have Some Drawbacks—Take A Look

The pilates exercise regime, even though it is the best available, still holds certain limitations. Although good for patients suffering from back problems and depression, it is unfit for people who are unable to perform rigorous exercises. Where there are many benefits, some limitations also exists and this does not affect the popularity of pilates in any way. Certain people even derive pleasure through criticism of this exercise form.

Limitations of Pilates

1.Unable to provide cardiovascular training, Pilates in its original form is not actually a complete physical fitness discipline. The body gains posture and support from its core muscles but cardio exercises are important for providing the body’s complete workout.

2.Building muscle mass and other body building effects cannot be achieved through pilates exercises. Although this exercise regime involves heavy skeletal and muscular loading and high power output and impact, inability to provide muscles accumulation gives it a thumbs down from exercise addicts.

3.Doctor’s strongly recommend patients suffering from or at a risk of Osteogenesis imperfecta, Osteoporosis, Paget’s disease and Osteomalacia to take advice before opting for Pilates exercise. They suggest adopting other strength building exercises over Pilates in such cases.

4.Critics point that pilates instructors nowadays make use of exercises that Joseph Pilates did not invent. This decreases the authenticity of this exercise regime. It further proves that for marketing strategies and advantages the term pilates is being used deceptively.

5.Originally, pilates was derived from physical therapies. It is also a rehabilitation therapy. However, the methods used in Pilates for physical therapy may not conform appropriately to the doctrine and physical therapeutic knowledge.

6.Pilates claim to provide longer and leaner muscles. However, any strength building, high repetitive and low impact exercise regime will prove to have similar results on the muscles. Claims of pilates yielding increase in height are also found inappropriate.

7.Trainers claim that exercising with Pilates reduces the danger of hyperthrophic muscles. But, pilates cannot avoid this problem just like it cannot fight any other disease.

8.The controlled movements of pilates that require coordination and strength along with smaller number of repetitions are believed to be pioneering. Thus, even this aspect of Pilates receives criticism.

9.The pilates equipments that claimed to be unique and distinctive, actually seem to have been derived from some pre-existing exercise equipment. Example: The low chair is like a staking pommel. The high chair is like a pommel. The pedipull looks like a modified pulley machine etc.

While opting for pilates exercise regime or for any other form of exercising, one must first consult a physician. This will help to know whether the form of exercises that you are opting for is beneficial for your health or not.