Sports & Fitness vocabulary · Sports & Disciplines

Pilates

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCore term

In sports & fitness, Pilates means: An exercise method using controlled movements, breathing and trunk stability, on a mat or specialised equipment.

In Turkish: Pilates, pilates egzersizi

How it is used

Class descriptions distinguish mat Pilates from equipment-based sessions.

Example sentences

  1. The Pilates instructor asked us to slow the movement.

    Slowing down puts attention on controlled execution.

  2. Her Pilates studio offers both mat and equipment classes.

    The same method can use different training setups.

Common collocations

  • mat Pilates
  • Pilates instructor

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