Yoga vs. Pilates - Advantages and Disadvantages

Yoga is about exercising, breathing and meditation for a healthy body and mind. Whereas Pilates is more about challenging your body to strength the abdominal muscles control.

Both Yoga and Pilates look similar to a newbie or a layman. In fact they are but only up to a certain degree; there are some major differences between the two. Before we look at the differences, let’s understand the similarity between the two, the basic ones being that both Yoga and Pilates aim to provide the similar benefits to the human body which are strength, flexibility and endurance and unification of mind, body and soul for a healthy, holistic living. Yoga is about exercising, breathing and meditation for a healthy body and mind. Whereas Pilates is more about challenging