5 NFL Wide Receivers Who Love Pilates

 Nate Burleson 

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Nate Burleson got hooked on Pilates as a way to counteract all the tightness he was experiencing from lifting weights. From his very first session, he felt a “tremendous” difference in the way his body was feeling.

“Lifting just makes you tight,” Burleson told CBS Detroit. He also said that Pilates had not only made his muscles more flexible, it also benefited his ligaments and tendons with more “give.”

“What most guys are doing now, they’re using it as a preventative measure, so it’s almost like ‘prehab’ in a sense,” Burleson continued. “Most guys, especially if you’ve been in the league for a while, your off day is a subtle work day. You’re doing some type of work to keep your body as loose and limber as possible.”