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Pilates vs. Strength Training – Could They Actually Belong Together?

Pilates vs. Strength Training – Could They Actually Belong Together?

Stability, flexibility and body awareness with even greater intensity?

Pilates particularly strengthens the deep core muscles and improves body control. This stable foundation also helps during strength training – for example with exercises such as squats, lunges, deadlifts and shoulder presses.

Pilates vs. strength training? The real answer is...

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bala Bars – weights you don’t have to hide

bala Bars – weights you don’t have to hide

Strength training can be beautiful

Hand weights used to be mainly one thing: functional.

In our bala range, we offer the bala Bars as hand weights for training at home, for Pilates, yoga, barre and functional workouts.

You can integrate them into classic arm exercises, use them for Pilates, include them in flowing yoga-inspired movements or use them for short, intense strength impulses.

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bala Bangles – when movement becomes more beautiful

bala Bangles – when movement becomes more beautiful

Small weights. Big impact.

Sometimes it does not take much to noticeably change a workout.

Wear your workout

What makes the bala Bangles special is not only their weight. It is their attitude.

They do not look like classic fitness accessories. Not loud. Not technical. Not like gym equipment. Instead: soft lines, inspiring colours, a pleasant feel and a look that feels more like an accessory than a training tool.

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Wrist and Ankle Weights: Benefits, Uses and Common Mistakes

Wrist and Ankle Weights: Benefits, Uses and Common Mistakes

What exactly are wrist and ankle weights?

Wrist and ankle weights are attached around the wrists or ankles using a hook-and-loop fastening. They increase the effective weight of the arms or legs and make everyday movements as well as traditional fitness, yoga and Pilates exercises more challenging.

What are the benefits of wrist and ankle weights...

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bala Ring – tension, balance and body awareness

bala Ring – tension, balance and body awareness

The Power Ring

The bala Ring is a versatile tool for Pilates, strength training, balance, stretching and functional exercises. You can press it, hold it, guide it, stabilise it or integrate it into movement sequences. This activates muscles that often like to escape in regular training.

You are more likely to pick it up. You are more likely to leave it visible. You are more likely to use it!

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bala Mats – the stage for your daily ritual

bala Mats – the stage for your daily ritual

A good mat is more than a surface

It is the place where you begin. The space you take for yourself. The surface where breathing, posture, strength and calm come together. That is exactly why, when choosing a yoga or Pilates mat, it is worth paying attention not only to function — but also to feeling.

Whether it is a sun salutation, core training, stretching, calm breathing exercises or a short mobility routine in the morning: a good mat gives support, cushions comfortably and creates a clear training space.

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What exactly is core training? Hype — or seriously good for me?

What exactly is core training? Hype — or seriously good for me?

What exactly is core training?

These interacting muscle areas of the core stabilise our entire body.

“Core” simply means the centre of the body. Core training therefore refers to any training that targets the body’s centre.

Core training therefore consists of specific exercises designed to develop and strengthen these stabilising muscles.
By the way, the core is already used when running.

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