Jill Healy-Quintard of Body and Balance Pilates and Fitness answers Frequently Asked Questions.

Q(1) I have put on weight over Winter. Will I lose weight doing Pilates?

A. I am often asked this question and my honest answer is not with one Basic Pilates class per week being your only exercise. There needs to be some heart rate increasing activity and an increase in frequency of exercise to at least 3 times per week. A combination program such as walking/running and Pilates, swimming and Pilates or cycling and Pilates is excellent and when any fitness program is combined with the…