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Pilates Balance
How many days a week should I do Pilates to see results?

Also, how long should I do Pilates each day?
I have a list of about 15 of my favorite Pilates exercises and I do at least 10 reps of each exercise. Is this good enough? Also, I do at least 20 minutes of cardio on my elliptical everyday, yesterday I did 40 minutes. And yes, I eat a very balanced and healthy diet. By incorporating Pilates into my routine, how long should it take for me to see results?

The results from Pilates are not instant. A quote from Joseph Pilates is:

“After 10 sessions you will feel a difference. After 20 sessions you will see a difference. And, after 30 sessions you’ll have a whole new body”.

I can confirm that once you have started to feel and see a difference it really is motivating.

As for doing 10 reps of each Pilates exercise – that is perfect. It is all about quality and not quantity.

I have some on-line Pilates based exercises to do at your desk. They are FREE, professionally put together, fun to do and really work!

http://www.coreminutes.com (this website has infinite exercises)
http://www.daily-exercise.com (this website has a limited
number of exercises)

Whilst the results may not be as instant as you would like, they will stay with you in the long term.