Comedian Shin Bong-sun, who made headlines for losing 11kg of body fat in three months, revealed her secret to maintaining her figure.
Recently, a video titled ‘Achieving 18% Body Fat. Dieter Shin Bong-sun's Routine 3 Weeks Before Ad Shoot’ was posted on the YouTube channel ‘ㄴShin Bong-sunㄱ’.
In the video, Shin Bong-sun entered full management mode a month before the ad shoot. She visited a dermatologist for various treatments and then participated in a Pilates class. Shin Bong-sun said, “I do Pilates once a week,” and easily performed high-level moves.
The day before the ad shoot, she visited the gym and worked up a sweat, revealing her InBody results showing 18% body fat, which drew admiration. Shin Bong-sun's trainer praised her, saying, “For women, having a body fat percentage in the 18% range is like men having below 10%.”
On the day of the ad shoot, after finishing her hair, makeup, and styling, Shin Bong-sun joked with the production team, “Don’t I look professional? Who do I look like?” To which the team reluctantly replied, “IU,” causing laughter.
Pilates and Strength Training for Maintaining Figure and Basal Metabolic Rate
Doing Pilates once a week like Shin Bong-sun can help maintain your figure after dieting. While Pilates is not an exercise that significantly reduces weight directly, it helps restore core muscles and posture stability, which can weaken during the dieting process, preventing the body from easily collapsing. Additionally, regularly visiting the gym for strength training can help maintain muscle mass and basal metabolic rate.
In particular, the breathing control and intra-abdominal pressure maintenance emphasized in Pilates can reduce the risk of injury when doing exercises like squats or deadlifts, allowing for more efficient muscle stimulation. This ultimately increases exercise sustainability and plays a crucial role in preventing the yo-yo effect after dieting.
Do Strength Training First and Pilates Later for Better Muscle Recovery
If doing these exercises together, it is appropriate to do strength training at the gym 2-3 times a week and schedule Pilates for the next day or later in the week to relieve accumulated fatigue. Structuring your exercise schedule this way allows you to recover stiff muscles and joints from strength training while continuing your exercise flow.
If you need to do them on the same day, it is better to do Pilates after strength training as a stretching and finishing exercise. This minimizes physical strain while effectively preventing the yo-yo effect in the long term.
