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Aparently not.
Mrs Mephisto is a physiotherapist (I believe you call them Physical Therapists in the US?) and went on to do two Masters degrees; one in Sports Physio and one in Musculo-skeletal (or "manipulative") physio.
She says that Pilates (developed by some German to help veterans after WWI, if memory serves me right) works on improving "core stability". I think that's what she said anyway. It's meant to be very good for you.
She laments the fact that it's become a bit of a fad or craze at the moment, and that there are a lot of Pilates courses out there being run by clowns who have no qualifications (maybe a one or two year diploma, as opposed to spending five to six years in university and practice). But she says that a decent Pilates course is good for you. I can dig up more information (ie, ask her when I get to bed) if you're interested. She's also a qualified Pilates instructor.
As an FYI, she's attending classes herself. If she thinks it's worthwhile, then I suspect it is.
Mr Mephisto
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