masterpost of my fav pilates workouts āļø
My mother is a pilates teacher and Iāve always watched her as she worked with love and passion, however Iāve never understood how truly amazing pilates is. Iāve been doing on my own pilates workouts for a year by now and with my momās teachings Iāve seen major changes in my physique that not even thousands of cardio workouts could achieve. Also I have to give props to whoever invented pilates because you can stay in your home, without sweating too much and wearing comfortable clothes and at the same time getting effective results. So I chose to share some of those videos with all of you and Iām going to update everytime I find some new that I enjoy and think are suitable for everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCg_gh_fppI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-PpDkbcNGo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2ZFwMyx9w0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDDFS1kPplI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gzT-FZ45i0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIS03agmr9M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWjRCMB_mzY&t=9s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKIqLUlPGBw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvOc0Ed9MYI&t=166s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkiiFeFePmI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywJe6ZJhyA0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lww6qnPH34
Be aware! some common mistakes people do and that Iāve done for a long time:
donāt hold your breath, breathing is your friend: exhale during the hardest part of the exercise and inhale during the resting part
DO NOT ARCH YOUR BACK! THIS IS SO IMPORTANT. If your lower back is hurting youāre not working your abs at all but youāre just hurting yourself. Donāt push your body where you arenāt comfortable, there are always modifications you can do.
always keep the core strong when youāre in plank positions, otherwise youāll be working your wrists instead of your abs.
when youāre doing squats be careful to your knees, they have to be in line with your toes: you want to work your booty and quads, not hurt your poor knees.
open your shoulders, stay tall like you have a glass of water on your head and open your chest because your back needs lots of love and care since we always neglect it: posture is so important!
donāt think working out as pain in the ass: it helps your body, itās a moment of healing after all those hours spent at school or at work, itās a moment of recovery and serenity that you owe to yourself.
