# Mindfulness, Movement, and Exercise: Is Pilates Strength Training? Let the thing be the thing.

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Podcast: [Mindfulness, Movement, and Exercise](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindfulness-movement-and-exercise-6528171)
Published: 2026-05-17T20:44:55+00:00
Episode link: https://jennpilotti.substack.com/p/mindfulness-movement-and-exercise-470
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## Resource

A listener question about how to explain Pilates to students who ask whether it “counts” as strength training sparked this short but clarifying episode. The answer? No — and that’s actually great news. Jenn breaks down why Pilates and yoga don’t need to be strength training to be valuable, why strength training doesn’t need to borrow from Pilates to be complete, and how these practices genuinely complement each other when we stop asking each one to be everything. If you’ve ever felt pressure to justify your movement practice by the metrics of another, this one’s for you. Plus, a quick note on her new book, Spinal Intelligence , which is officially out now. Get the book here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jennpilotti.substack.com/subscribe

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