Posted by octopusprime on May 25, 2004, at 11:29:34
In reply to Isn't exercise suppose to make you smaller?, posted by shadows721 on May 25, 2004, at 1:29:07
hi shadows:
some of us are predisposed to putting on muscle. i know when i exercise i look like a football player.
it's annoying when your pants don't fit. but how do you look? when you look in the mirror, do you feel trimmer?
i would have thought that pilates works like yoga works - general trimming, not bulking up. are you sure you are doing the exercises correctly? if you normally work with a tape, would you consider getting an instructor to help you correct your form? a lot of the time we fall back on the major muscle groups when it should be more underdeveloped muscles working.
if you want an aerobic workout moving more of the upper body (to compensate for lower body "growth"), maybe try swimming with a pull buoy. a pull buoy is a little foam thing you put between your ankles to hold them still, and you swim with the upper body.
if you think your butt is getting bigger from walking - the only thing i can think of is that you're walking up hills? try a more level course.
good luck!
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