re: #448 ggt

You ever seen Rodney Yee? or Professional dancers.

My Pilates teacher is a retired dancer, has never lifted a weight in his life and is amazingly built and STRONG.

Oh, there is NO question about that. It would be more accurate to say that I use weight as a shortcut, rather than an improvement over pure pilates or yoga. I can do fewer repetitions of exercises with the extra weight and still benefit, but a rigorous pilates practitioner is definitely going to be in excellent shape.