Losing weight with Pilates

Literary recommendations already exist on the subject of "Weight Loss with Pilates" and the opinions of researchers and nutritionists are sometimes widely divergent. In one point, everyone agrees: Meaningful exercise by Pilates is part of a meaningful change in diet when losing weight. With this report, I would like to give a few facts and small tips on how to do something good for your body through a meaningful diet change.

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• Basics of losing weight with Pilates
• How can Pilates help you lose weight??
• Pilates Cardio - the meaningful new combination at Vitalis:

Basics of losing weight with Pilates

For millions of years, humans have had to evolve in an environment that was foraging. Only with the introduction of agriculture a few thousand years ago did carbohydrates suddenly become available to a greater extent. In the centuries before, berries and wild fruits, mushrooms and nuts were collected in fertile times. And predecessors of humans hunted small and large animals. Meat was highly sought after and dominated the diet, while carbohydrates were always scarce. The procurement of the food and the preparation, was always associated with much effort and movement. Where were pastries and cereals, where was the daily bread? Was there pasta or rice, potatoes or dumplings? Eat chips and chocolate?

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Over the course of hundreds of thousands of years, man's original genetic makeup has adapted to the given environmental conditions, thus creating optimal chances of survival. So humans were provided with special functions to survive in a low carbohydrate world. But since the Industrial Revolution, evolutionary unity - nutrition through movement - has been torn apart. In addition, carbohydrates have become the dominant food source in the industrialized world. From the perspective of naturopathy, our genes have not had the slightest chance to adapt to this biologically precipitous development.

We humans have created an environment over the past few centuries that uses less and less energy. On top of that, we eat more than necessary. But thick bellies are anything but desirable - for aesthetic as well as evolutionary reasons. From a naturopathic point of view, it is said: We fall into the "wealth trap": eat a lot, eat the wrong and stop moving.

To stop the epidemic proliferation of overweight and obesity, scientists around the world have been seeking a solution for decades. In the process, many of the "nutrition experts" have long been advocating that high-fat foods are the main cause of the growing numbers of obese people in the population. Carbohydrates, on the other hand, would therefore make you lean and fit.

Meanwhile, all the world is afraid of roast and bacon, cream, butter and cheese. Instead, people eat starchy cereals, rice and potatoes and various refined products made from them. Add sugar and sugar sweetened. These foods are available in every conceivable variation on every corner for very little money: baguette and pretzels, coke and fanta, cake and biscuit, pizza and fries. Sugar and starch full! But now warnings are loud: It seems as if the carbohydrate gluttony brought us even closer to civilization suffering! The "lighter" people ate, the fatter they got.

The number of overweight people is rising steadily, especially where the proportion of fat calories has steadily declined in recent years. Now they eat all the more carbohydrates. And as a result of their weight gain, more and more people are falling ill with sugar and insulin disorders. Over time, diabetes mellitus develops - the "diabetes". Until a few years ago, it mainly affected people who were older than 50 years. Today, more and more young people are developing this so-called "old-age diabetes" at the age of 14, 15 or 16.

In a meaningful diet change to keep his body fit and healthy and also with the people with the goal of weight loss, it is advisable to look at his dietary habits and rethink. Again, there are many opinions and suggestions what is right: you can eat salad in the evening, which carbohydrates are good which are bad, how many of them are good for me at all.

A balanced diet is important. To lose weight, you should generally eat less sugar, carbohydrates and white flour products. So everywhere where light flour is included (bread, toast, pasta, etc.) Better would be to switch to whole-grain products. But beware not everywhere where whole grain is in it is also whole grain in it. For example, at the bakery: inquire how much wholegrain is actually contained in a bread called "wholemeal". Often the larger part is wheat. Your own drinking behavior should be changed to water, tea or spritzers. No Fanta, Coke, Sprite or other liquids where sugar or sweeteners are in it.

The carbohydrates should be consumed in moderation. Eat more meat and vegetables. For example, when the Sunday roast comes with vegetables and potatoes on the table, they eat less potatoes and more vegetables. Less does not mean not at all here. Carbohydrates are important because they provide the energy for our daily activities. Try to eat more protein in the evening: egg, yogurt, sausage, quark or vegetables.

A change in diet makes sense for people who consciously want to lose weight and for those who want to stay healthy and vital - who want to gain more energy and vitality. These are small tips and approaches on how to start a healthy diet change. These advices do not replace nutritional advice. A few small disturbing kilos can be achieved with the help of waiver / reduction of sugar and white flour - eat more wholemeal things and support the whole thing with a meaningful sports program.

How can Pilates help you lose weight??

> In nonspecific diets or cures advertised as miracle remedies, they should be skeptical. Experience and recent studies show that the more diets you try, the higher the JoJo effects fail and this has the consequence that the next diet and the JoJo effect can be many times greater. Many people are insecure. What kind of exercise should they do to lose weight? Many sufferers wonder if it makes sense to move more or if endurance training is important. The public often thinks that weight training promotes weight loss. General is now considered among professionals: As a sport is always recommended a combination of endurance training, such as. Jogging, swimming, Nordic walking or cycling and strength training for muscle strengthening.

Pilates exercisesis a very good strength training for the whole body. It also trains the posture and gives a good body feeling. Women, but also men, can use this whole-body workout as a weight loss component to lose weight and to sculpt the figure. Above all the belly and the back, which is also popular training emphasis with men, are extensively trained and strengthened with the Pilates. Pilates strengthens the muscles and in strong muscles fat is burned better.

Pilates Cardio - the meaningful new combination at Vitalis:

This type of training not only combines the training of the underlying muscles with those of the cardiovascular system. With a gentle endurance and strength training endurance is increased (thereby preventing heart disease) and promote fat burning. (Ma)

To the author:
Melanie Adolph is Pilates trainer and owner of "Vitalis - The Pilates Concept" in Hanover. Further information is available at Tel. 016351a2cc0b08c03er on the website www.vitalis-hannover.de.