No equipment required for this free at-home Pilates workout

You’ve probably heard of Pilates. It’s a popular low-impact exercise that the entire gym and mom community is passionate about. You may already know that Pilates can improve core strength, improve posture, and prevent possible injuries during other workouts. Additionally, this exercise improves your cardiorespiratory fitness and increases your energy. However, there is one problem. Does Pilates require special equipment or expensive class fees?

Fitness guru Ryan Cooper certainly doesn’t think so. Cooper’s Yoga You’re probably already familiar with his routines, guided meditations, and full-body workouts. But did you know that this jack-of-all-trades also teaches Pilates? Cooper’s workouts focus on things you can do at home using just your body (though the exercises are better done using his mat). The pain will definitely get better). So you don’t have to stress about investing in luxury towers, renovations, chairs, or even expensive classes.

In this 13-minute vigorous practice, start by sitting on the floor and performing this gentle, thorough routine. It’ll get your heart rate up, but you’ll also enjoy stretching. For example, when you do simple exercises such as rotating your legs in the air above your body, you may feel a burning sensation in your legs. All the while keeping your core active (don’t worry if you forget, Cooper will remind you). Furthermore, it flows into familiar movements, such as push-ups, that you can intuitively remember because you’ve been doing them since middle school PE.

Cooper’s videos always include a cooldown, so expect a relaxing stretching session at the end of the video. You can treat this as your last chance to check in with your body and embrace everything it has to offer.

Interested in Pilates? Cooper’s complete program includes more of these routines, along with high-intensity training, nutritional advice, and (depending on your level) one-on-one training. Additionally, he has a deal in place for Katie Couric Media readers who wish to continue working with him, to receive his 50% discount on packages on his Cooper site just by using the code KCM50. Masu.