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Let’s say you’re a runner. You’ve been running for years. You’ve run marathons, 5Ks, and everything in between. You love running but your knees are taking a beating. After so many years, they’re not holding up like they used to. Your friends start recommending other exercises to try. The two that keep coming up? Yoga and Pilates.

Of course, you’ve heard of them. Maybe you’ve done some YouTube yoga and you have a friend who takes that PiYo (Pilates+yoga) class down the road. So, are Pilates and yoga the same? Do they work the same muscles? Follow the same routine?

When it comes to Pilates and yoga, there can be a lot of confusion. People tend to throw both fitness modalities under the same umbrella, and understandably so. They are both low-impact. They are both strengthening exercises. You can do them barefoot on a mat. But just because they have similarities doesn’t mean yoga and Pilates are the same.

Pilates and yoga have different histories and backgrounds, they use different types of movement, and they offer different results for the mind and body. Depending on where you are in your fitness journey, one, or both, might be right for you.

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