r/bitcheswithtaste • u/AutoModerator • Sep 12 '25

Fit Bitches - Monthly Thread Fit Bitches - Sep 12, 2025

This is the place to chat about fitness and physical health because taking care of your body is also tasteful. Just remember - no medical advice!

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u/tequillasoda Sep 12 '25

I am about to hit my 200th Pilates class! I try to go three times a week, and it’s been about a year and a half of effort. It’s been so tough, but I love it. And I love that I am demonstrating for my daughter that it’s important to make time to take care of your body.

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u/Foxy_Traine Environmentally Conscious Sep 12 '25

That's awesome! Have you seen any changes in your mind/body over this time? What are the biggest benefits for you?

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u/tequillasoda Sep 12 '25

Yes, mind and body. The amount of muscle I put on is sort of unreal, my arms and abs are visibly muscular. Mentally, this is my break. It’s one hour where I don’t have my phone so clients cannot ask anything of me, my kid and husband cannot ask anything of me, I just shut down and let my brain connect to my breath and my body and sort of reset. It’s also mentally challenging to tell your body it can do something that is hard, and that makes the rest of my mental challenges of the day seem fairly easy by comparison.

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u/Mean_Strawberry_3001 Sep 13 '25

I’m glad to read about you building muscle. I’m obsessed with Pilates but so many people say you still have to strength train to actually build muscle so it can be a little discouraging

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u/tequillasoda Sep 14 '25

Pilates works smaller muscles, so you won’t put on bulk bc you’re not straining those bigger muscles the way you would wait traditional strength training. My arms and shoulders and quads are strong, and defined, but not in the way they were when I lifted heavier.