Pilates on Fifth Video Podcast

The Banana is a challenging Pilates exercises which targets the obliques as you lift your head and shoulders off the floor. The Banana also recruits multiple muscle groups – namely inner thigh muscles and glutes – to help stabilize and balance! Visit www.PilatesOnFifth.com for more info.

 

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The Long Plank Series strengthens your core and makes your push ups better! This is an important exercise for developing the ab strength needed to protect the lower back in all exercises, especially those that can strain the back if not careful. Adding leg lifts further challenges core strength, so be careful not to progress faster than your strength allows! Visit www.PilatesOnFifth.com to learn more about Pilates.

 

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For a great Pilates Mat workout in just 30 minutes, try this workout which will tone your abdominals, strengthen your core and increase the flexibility of your spine. Beginners will find this workout a friendly one to start with while advanced practitioners can listen to the cueing to learn ways to make the exercises more challenging! (130 calories were burned in this workout.) Visit www.PilatesOnFifth.com to learn more about Pilates.

 

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Side Lying Scissors is a core strengthening exercise that challenges abdominal strength and balance. By increasing the range of motion of the legs reaching forward and back, you can challenge your abdominals more. Visit www.PilatesOnFifth.com to learn more about Pilates.

 

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