12/09/2026
To be clear, this isn’t a dig at running, yoga or pilates.
All three are genuinely good for you and I’m not telling anyone to stop doing what they enjoy.
If pilates is your thing, do pilates. If running is what gets you out the door, keep running. That’s completely fine, and none of this changes that.
What it does mean is being honest about where each one actually sits.
Pilates isn’t going to build your bone density the way lifting does. Running isn’t going to build your muscle.
Neither was ever designed to, and pretending otherwise is where people get let down, usually because that’s how it gets marketed.
Do what you enjoy. Just know what it’s actually giving you, and what it isn’t.