MaryEllen1952
February 8th, 2005, 08:52 PM
Anyone have experience and/or recommendations about the fitness center including Pilates & Yoga? Is it by reservation or first come?
BigDogMom
February 11th, 2005, 01:30 PM
There is a sign up sheet with the class times in the fitness center. It is a first come first served but I have never found the classes to be full. If you are an experience yogini, the classes cater to beginners. I have practiced yoga for 5 years now and find the classes very, very easy. On some cruises the instructors do a mix of yoga and pilates. Frankly I found that to be annoying as I don't care for pilates. Some of the yoga instructors aren't really trained in yoga. I think they just pick up a few poses and go with that. I guess that makes me a yoga snob but I think if they offer a "Pathway to Yoga" class the instructors should be certified instructors.
heyabbott
February 11th, 2005, 01:59 PM
I love Pilates, though I don't do it often enough. The Pilates mat excercises are very similar to yoga, though different names.
I can't imagine on a HAL ship, based on the demographics that have been discussed on this board, that the classes would be full.