Video: Pilates in under ten minutes! #1
A full Pilates workout in under ten minutes is a difficult ask. This is because Pilates is designed as a full body workout. And to do a full body workout in just ten minutes is a difficult ask! But we can still cover the bases:
- bending forwards
- bending backwards
- rotation & anti-rotation
- side bending
and in the various positions:
- standing & sitting
- lying on our backs, fronts and sides
- … and moving between these positions in “transitions”
“Getting Started”
When someone starts at the Pilates Studio, I usually suggest that they just practice for ten minutes. But everyday. Yes you heard correctly, everyday. Initially the objective is to create a habit and so every day has to be the goal. It’s easy to define and difficult to wriggle out of with an excuse. Aiming to do “three or four days” is doomed to failure – it’s simply too vague!
“Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor.”
— Joseph Pilates
Also, practising everyday helps us to remember and internalise The Foundations – those are the foundations upon which the House of Pilates is built on!
And it’s ten minutes of thinking about ourselves. It’s ten minutes of doing something for ourselves.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”64px”][vc_column_text]
About the workout
Theme: “Getting Started”.
Level: medium.
Pace: flowing rather than deliberate.
Time: less than 9 minutes!
Equipment required: you’ll need a mat.
Exercises: Half Roll Down – Transition to the Mat – Abdominal Curls – Abdominal Curls with Rotation – dynamic Hamstring Stretch – Rolling like a ball – Mini Swan – Bananas – Alan Herdman’s Rockets – Bridging – Sternum Drop – Transition to Standing
