Introduction
If you are looking for a way to improve your body shape and shape your body accurately, Pilates is definitely your ideal choice. As a popular sport in recent years, Pilates focuses on “precise control” and “physical and mental balance” to help countless people achieve healthy transformation. However, facing the various questions about Pilates on the Internet – can it reduce belly fat? Why are the courses so expensive? How to practice at home? – Many people are still confused. This article will answer the top ten high-frequency questions in depth and reveal to you how to use Raetin Pilates equipment to efficiently achieve your fitness goals!
Can Pilates really reduce belly fat?
Yes! But it needs scientific matching.
Pilates improves metabolic efficiency by strengthening deep core muscles (such as transverse abdominal muscles and pelvic floor muscles) and consumes calories with whole-body movements. But “local fat reduction” does not exist. If you want a flat belly, you need to combine:
- Targeted Pilates movements: such as “The Hundred” and “Roll Up” to directly sculpt the abdominal lines
- Aerobic exercise: jogging/skipping rope 3 times a week to accelerate fat burning
- Diet management: reduce refined carbon water and increase protein intake
- Raetin Pilates equipment assistance: such as using the Reformer Pilates bed to increase resistance training, 1 hour can burn 30% more calories
How to safely lose belly fat in two weeks?
Be careful when you try to lose fat quickly! The key to short-term results is:
20 minutes of high-intensity Pilates core training every day: try “plank variation” and “side waist stretch”
Control dinner carbohydrates: replace rice with quinoa and broccoli
Pair with Raetin Magic Circle: Hold it between your legs and do leg lifts to double the stimulation of your lower abdomen
Warm reminder: Healthy fat loss recommends losing 0.5-1kg per week, and extreme dieting can easily rebound!
Why are Pilates classes more expensive than gym classes?
The high value of Pilates comes from three core elements:
- Small class teaching: 1 to 1 or 3-5 people in a small class, the coach accurately corrects the movements
- Professional equipment investment: a commercial-grade Pilates Reformer can cost tens of thousands of yuan
- Long-term health returns: improve scoliosis, relieve chronic problems such as low back pain
- Raetin solution:
Want to enjoy professional training at a low cost? Raetin launched a home-grade folding Pilates bed (Portable Reformer) and a multi-functional training chair (Pilates Chair), which are only 1/10 of the price of offline courses, making it easy to achieve home shaping!
Is it effective to do Pilates on the bed?
Basic movements can be completed, but professional equipment is more efficient!
Limitations of mattress: lack of support, easy to damage the lumbar spine
Advantages of Raetin Pilates Bed:
✅ Adjustable spring resistance, accurate training of different muscle groups
✅ Anti-slip track design to ensure the safety of movement
✅ Folding storage does not take up space, good news for small apartments
Pilates vs. Yoga, which one is harder?
This question is like asking “Which one is better, coffee or tea” – the answer depends on your physical condition and exercise goals! Let’s analyze it in depth from three dimensions: movement mode, training focus, and physical requirements:
Movement form: flexibility vs. control
- Yoga: mainly static stretching and holding, such as the “downward dog pose” needs to be maintained for 3-5 minutes, and it requires extremely high joint mobility and muscle extensibility.
- Pilates: emphasizes dynamic control and precise force, such as the “Side Kick” requires the leg to be raised to 30° and suddenly hover, resisting the spring resistance throughout the process. It seems to be a small amplitude, but in fact it can make the core muscles tremble in one second!
- Raetin equipment magnification challenge: To complete the “air upside down” on the Cadillac rack, not only to control the body balance, but also to coordinate the rope resistance, which can be called a “three-dimensional space power game”.
Breathing philosophy: relaxation vs. confrontation
- Yoga: Abdominal breathing (inhale to inflate the belly) is often used to guide the body and mind to relax through deep and long breathing, which is suitable for people under high pressure.
- Pilates: Adopt “lateral breathing method” (inhale to expand the ribs, exhale to tighten the core), requiring precise coordination of breathing rhythm and movement intensity. Novices often encounter the dilemma of “holding breath to do movements” due to lack of oxygen.
- Tips: Raetin Pilates Reformer has a built-in breathing rhythm sensor, which automatically vibrates to remind you when the movement is exerted, helping you develop muscle memory.
Physical threshold: Who needs a basic foundation more?
- Difficulties of advanced yoga:
Flexibility barriers such as hip and shoulder opening (especially for men)
Advanced poses such as handstand and wheel pose that require shoulder and arm support - Difficulties of advanced Pilates:
Ability to separate muscles (for example, the upper body is completely stable when doing “circling legs”)
Multi-tasking ability (control breathing, core tightening, joint alignment at the same time)
Which sport is more suitable for you?
- Choose yoga:
Want to relieve anxiety and improve sleep
Naturally flexible (can easily touch toes)
Prefer philosophical meditation and spiritual healing - Choose Pilates:
Want to shape quickly but hate running and skipping
Long-term sitting and office work has lumbar muscle strain
Pursue “thin but not skinny” tight lines
Equipment party must-have: Raetin’s multi-functional training belt tower Pilates reformer, which can switch 200+ training modes, from rehabilitation training to competitive level shaping, one machine can do it!
What is the Pilates 80/20 rule?
Do you think Pilates is just about posing? You are totally wrong! The real essence is hidden in the breathing pattern. Joseph Pilates, the founder of Pilates, once said: “Even if you only learn to breathe correctly, you have completed 80% of your training goals.”
The underlying logic of the 80/20 rule
- Breathing accounts for 80%: Activate the deep core muscles through lateral breathing (Ribcage Breathing) to provide internal stability for the movement.
- Muscle force accounts for only 20%: Avoid over-reliance on surface muscles (such as trapezius muscles) to reduce shoulder and neck pain caused by compensation.
Scientific verification: A 2022 study in “Sports Biomechanics” showed that correct breathing can increase the participation of core muscles by 60% and increase fat burning efficiency by 1.3 times.
Can you get a good figure by only practicing Pilates?
Yes, but you need to design a plan in layers:
Beginners: Activate deep muscles from Pilates on the mat
Advanced: Use Reformer to increase weight and sculpt lines
Advanced: Combine with Raetin Wunda Chair for explosive training
Why choose Raetin Pilates equipment?
In today’s booming home fitness industry, Raetin uses innovative technology to reshape the Pilates experience and create professional home training programs for sports enthusiasts with different needs.
Full range of home equipment
From entry to advanced, we have built a complete home Pilates solution:
- Lightweight entry set: original five-section elastic band with adjustable door anchor to create a home suspension training station
- Professional core equipment: The star product Reformer equipment adopts aviation-grade aluminum alloy frame, and the innovative three-track linkage system makes the movement trajectory more accurate (the price of the same configuration product in the market is reduced by 30%)
- Flexible combination plan: support phased purchase of equipment, the original modular design allows elastic rope bed, balance chair and other accessories to be upgraded and expanded later
Patented safety design
- Intelligent anti-pinch system: spring buckle is equipped with pressure sensing device, and it automatically rebounds in 0.3 seconds when encountering resistance
- Ergonomic slide rail: 68cm widened slide groove design (15% wider than traditional products), with damping adjustment knob to achieve 8-speed resistance switching
In Conclusion
Pilates is not a “noble sport”, but a healthy habit worth a lifelong investment. Raetin has always believed that professional training should not be limited by space and budget. Whether you want to say goodbye to a small belly, relieve shoulder and neck pain, or pursue an elegant posture, Raetin can provide you with scientific, safe, and cost-effective solutions.Take action now and let the change start with a Pilates bed!
