Need a break from your grueling treadmill routines? Try pilates! Most fitness facilities offer pilates and yoga classes free or cheap for its memebers. Check with your fitness center to see if these classes are offered at your gym!
Pilates benefits include: flexibility through stretching, long and lean muscles, core strengthening for overall wellbeing, breathing techniques with corrective opportunities, mental benefits, and more! When combined with cardio, pilates is a great way to overcome peaks in exercise regimens.
6 Basic Pilates Moves:
- Starting Position
- Head Nod
- Arms Over Head
- Angel Arms
- Pelvic Clock
- Knee Folds
Have you tried Pilates? Love it? Hate it? Let us know!