By now I am sure I have expressed my beliefs and voiced my opinion about different types of training, cross training and bogus training alike. Given the many different attributes, preferences, abilities and exposures of people to exercise coupled with the delicate balance of nature where everything has some kind of place and function; I have concluded that knocking any one thing over the other and bad mouthing various forms of exercise is not the answer.
I do, however, believe that no compromises or substitutes can or should be made with the "core stuff", such as high intensity cardio vascular training, heavy weight training, stretching and having fun! With that said, I repeatedly see claims (of marketing experts) to hype up a particular routine by discrediting one of the core routines, or pointing out made up advantages over the old fashioned work outs. And guess what: I am not alone seeing through this brown curtain of crap. eeeewwwwww!
Check it out, someone with a lot more credentials than I has written about it and I think it doesn't hurt to read it, though I want to say that I am not trying to put down any particular routine, only to point out the obvious: be aware of marketing scams and don't give up on hard work!
See what Jamie Hale has to say about how much "better" Pilates is than weight training here:
http://www.elitefts.com/documents/pilates_magic.htm
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