I tried this 10-minute Pilates workout, and it’s a game-changer for your core and glutes

This 10-minute workout from Pilates instructor Move With Nicole is ideal for building the kind of strength and stability I’m after. All you need for the workout is a Pilates or yoga mat and space to ...
Fit&Well

Park the planks—a Pilates instructor says these five core exercises should replace your old routine in 2026

Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Drop your knees to the left, keeping your torso and ...
New York Magazine

The Stakt Mat Is a Knee Savior for At-Home Workouts

Last summer, when I spoke to fitness instructors about the best Pilates mats, the brand Stakt — known for its workout mats that fold, rather than roll, up — came up more than once in my reporting. I’d ...
Men's Health

Mat Fraser Reveals His 'Secret Weapon' for Hyrox Training – and His Go-To Interval Workout

Since retiring from competitive CrossFit in 2021, five-time Fittest Man on Earth Mat Fraser has been paying more and more attention to the world of fitness racing — better known as Hyrox. Using the ...
Harper's Bazaar

Tower pilates is replacing mat and reformer - all the benefits, explained

Jennifer Aniston has credited her strength to mat-based pilates. Hailey Bieber has extolled the benefits of strengthening reformer. And it's no secret that Gwyneth Paltrow has long preached sermons ...
The New York Times

5 Workouts for Better Mobility

With the right routine, you can train yourself to move more easily as you age. With the right routine, you can train yourself to move more easily as you age. Credit...Janelle Jones for The New York ...
Cosmopolitan

In your pilates era? These pilates outfits are perfect for mat, reformer or home workouts

Pilates has officially entered its main-character era – and so has the fashion that comes with it. Whether you’re flowing through a mat class, locked into a reformer session, or rolling out your mat ...
Wired

The Best Home Pilates Equipment for Studio-Quality Workouts

When Joseph Pilates developed what he first called Contrology in the early 20th century, there were no dedicated studios or intimidating contraptions. There wasn't even a reformer yet. (That came ...
Hosted on MSN

Full body mat pilates workout

Hannah Mustered & Chris Chesnut teaches ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander how to do Pilates. This video walks you through the basics of Mat Pilates, a low-impact workout that focuses on core strength, ...
Women's Health

Reformer Pilates vs. mat Pilates: Which is a more effective full-body workout?

It wasn’t always a trendy workout class – Pilates is an exercise method founded in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates as a way to elongate, strengthen, and restore the body with intentional ...
Prevention

Reformer Pilates Vs. Mat Pilates: Instructors Share Which Is a More Effective Workout

It wasn’t always a trendy workout class—Pilates is an exercise method founded in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates as a way to elongate, strengthen, and restore the body with intentional ...