很多朋友聽到皮拉提斯第一句話會問：和瑜伽有什麼不同呢？相同點是兩者都很強調呼吸的重要性。然而瑜伽是鼻吸鼻吐的呼吸法，皮拉提斯以鼻吸口吐的方式，誘發核心肌群工作。此外瑜伽全身性力求柔軟度及力量整合；皮拉提斯則以小強度、小範圍的肌力訓練，安全地強化肌群。

皮拉提斯會針對不同部位，安排適合的練習組合：駝背圓肩通常是背肌較無力，但會先放鬆前側胸肌才能好好訓練背部；下背痛常是前側腹肌較無力或骨盆前傾，整體經由指導老師引導適合的動作序列，延展放鬆緊繃的肌群，而後強化較無力肌群，來逐步重新建立平衡的體態和動作模式。

Every interaction with the physical world requires friction and resistance to take place. 

No runing without a surface to push against, no swiming forward without water to press on, no lifting, no pulling, no pushing without something to brace against. 

The muscles and other structures which are the base of Your movements and interaction are called the core. 

Strong core = Easy life. 

In this course we will work together to make that stubborn and complex system called 'core' 

s t r o n g.