[TimT]

Dixie should get into Pilates, its incredibly popular (the classes at Club Pilates around me always have wait lists).. I dated a woman who is a Pilates instructor, she shamed me into going for the beginners intro class...

So I tried it, I had sore muscles that I was not even aware I had...

And I've been working out regularly for the last 15 or so years.. I hit the gym 5-6 days a weeks and do 30-40 mins cardio, then weights... I don't (can't) lift heavy. I even hired a trainer last year who weaned me off the weight machines, to using only barbells, dumbbells, and kettle bells..

I do goblet squats with a 30# kettle bell.. holding the weight at your chest changes the CG of the motion as opposed to a barbel squat or a hack squat..

Using the various free weights forces you to engage more muscle groups than sitting at a weight machine.. And still the one intro to Pilates class woke me up... Try it