Is it okay for guys to join pilates?

• HyuugaNeji

  6 Sep 11, 23:44

  Is it okay for guys to join pilates at community centre?

  What about hip hop dance? hatha yoga? aerobics?

   

  Can join alone?
  Can join with gf?

• Fcukpap

  6 Sep 11, 23:47

  the government would be pleased with any programs that encourage she-male equality...

• BanguIzai

  6 Sep 11, 23:52

  Of course can join alone. I have joined all you mentioned above (except pilates) alone.

• the Bear

  6 Sep 11, 23:58

  i used to go to a Pilates class... i was the only guy there...

   

• FireIce

  7 Sep 11, 00:09

  i used to go to a Pilates class

   

   

   

   

  there was only  one guy

   

   

   

  the (hawt) instructor

• Dharmalingam

  7 Sep 11, 15:51

  ..

• fudgester

  7 Sep 11, 16:24

  Pilates was created by ...... Joseph Hubertus Pilates.

  A real man with real awesome muscles.

  

  I find it very sad that there is a stigma against men learning Pilates these days, because it really does help.

  I don't join Pilates classes (pretty hard on the wallet IMHO), but I do Pilates at home with the help of workout videos. Plenty of those can be found on Youtube.

• Mel.greywolf

  9 Sep 11, 00:05

  Back in 2003-2005, while I was still in Singapore, my wife and I were members of Planet fitness.  Normally I will go for the boxicese, and she loves the Pilate class. I never want to join, as I deem it to be 'soft', and more over, if I go, I will be the only male.

  One day, she managed to drag me into the class.  I was think, how much damage can it be?  But I was wrong.  Pilate train our core strength, and after that training, my body were shaken upside down.  (I was rather fit in those days, running 10km below 50 minutes at 36yrs, 12 pull up etc). 

  As the only man in the class, there are many things the girls can do, and I can't.  (not as flexible).  Thus naturally, you will hear people giggling because of the silliness when you tried to those positions. 

  From there on, every time before Pilate class, I would have the butterfly in the stomach feeling, much like the feeling before SOC (for those ex soldiers, u will know what i mean).  But the fact is, I felt stronger each time, and my flexibility also increased tremendously.  

  So, should guys take Pilate class?  My simple answer is yes.  But be prepared to be the laughing stock in class. 

• cassie

  10 Sep 11, 16:45

  go for it. i've seen guys in those classes.

• likeyou

  10 Sep 11, 16:49

  I find it not a problem for guy to join in.

   

• HyuugaNeji

  12 Sep 11, 11:42

  Thanks i know what i should do now.

   

  Then btw, any guys join aerobics or hip hop dance?

• FireIce

  12 Sep 11, 12:45

  aerobics maybe not

   

  hip hop yes

• Loor

  12 Sep 11, 17:56

  guys in aerobics and step-class are few, but sometimes have.

  aiyah, u wanna go, go lah. Be brave and do what u feel like, unless there is gender restriction for the class. People laugh, laugh lor....after first few times, then u will become regular also.

• BanguIzai

  14 Sep 11, 22:54

  Originally posted by HyuugaNeji:

  Thanks i know what i should do now.

   

  Then btw, any guys join aerobics or hip hop dance?

  Of course.

• troublemaker2005

  17 Sep 11, 22:36

  okay those of you want manly should join this type of outing

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk59FSL8mL0