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Here⁘s what to know about the link between Pilates and feeling calmer, plus a 10-minute workout to try at home.
It⁘s not just anecdotal: Research actually shows thatPilates may help you feel calmer and better overall.
Pilates can help improve symptoms of anxiety through mechanisms like increasing blood and oxygen flow to the brain, relaxing the muscles, and boosting sleep quality, per a 2015 study in Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences .
In another 2019 study published in the Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation , 90 volunteers were randomly divided into three groups⁘a Pilates group, a yoga group, and a control group (no exercise). The participants in the Pilates and yoga groups did their respective exercises for one hour three times per week over the course of two months.
The researchers found thatPilates was significantly more effective in improving functional movement and individual health level (which includes factors like emotional and mental well-being) than yoga or no exercise at all.
Engaging in physical activity, likePilates, can help reduce levels of stress hormones like cortisol and increase the production of endorphins, which are natural mood lifters, says Elma Panagaki, RYT-500 , a 500-hour certified yoga and Pilates Instructor at Bay Club .
