Have you ever wondered why PILAT3S and strength training go together? Whether you build strength inside the studio or complement your PILAT3S practice with strength training elsewhere, combining the two can help you stay stronger and healthier for longer. From weightlifting to resistance-based workouts, adding strength training creates a well-rounded exercise routine that supports both performance and long-term health. Read on to learn what the results of this dual practice can be.
What Strength Training Really Does
Strength training – inside and outside of the studio – boosts your metabolic health. It enhances your body’s ability to handle insulin and process glucose. That helps you stay healthy and avoid diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes.
Our PILAT3S Tone and Power routines contain their own elements of strength training, using light weights alongside other PILAT3S equipment, like the PILAT3S Ring, PILAT3S Ball and straps. PILAT3S Tone features burnout and pulse sequences for sculpting, while PILAT3S Power utilises compound movements with dumbbells and the Reformer for building strength.
PILAT3S and Strength Training Amplify Each Other
Reformer Pilates helps you refine movement patterns, while strength training reinforces them. During PILAT3S routines, you use spring-resistance to build balance, body awareness, and core control. Adding further strength training – whether it’s with the equipment in studio, or another strength focused exercise – helps build muscular strength and power.
Together, the two approaches can help you move with greater control while building the strength to support those movements and complement each other.
Better Alignment and Stability = Fewer Injuries
The improved posture, mobility, and technique you cultivate during PILAT3S can also help reduce your risk of injury. These factors can reduce stress on your muscles as well, which may help avoid painful strains and tears during other forms of exercise. Rather than competing with one another, PILAT3S and strength training can coexist and double the benefits when you do both together.
If you’re looking to create more balance in your approach to physical health, introduce strength training through PILAT3S or in a complementary form to your favourite routine. By doing so, you’re supporting yourself on your way to a healthier, fuller lifestyle. To book your next PILAT3S routine, head to our studio page. We’ll see you soon!
