All articles tagged with #pilates
Originally Published 8 days ago — by Fit&Well
A Pilates instructor shares a 10-minute standing routine with exercises like ball rolling, heel raises, and balance steps to help improve balance and prevent falls as we age, which can be modified with support and tailored to individual needs.
Originally Published 9 days ago — by Tom's Guide
A simple, no-equipment 5-move workout designed for people over 60 to improve strength, mobility, and overall health, emphasizing the importance of consistent strength training for aging well.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Fit&Well
As you age, strengthening your core is crucial for maintaining mobility, preventing injuries, and supporting daily activities. Pilates instructor Eloise Skinner recommends focusing on core exercises like roll-downs, bird dogs, and forearm planks to enhance stability, balance, and overall body protection, especially to reduce the risk of falls and joint issues.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Woman & Home
The article highlights five weight-bearing exercises suitable for individuals over 50 to help prevent osteoporosis, emphasizing the importance of strength training, impact exercises like walking, and cautioning against certain movements that may pose risks for those with osteoporosis. It advocates for a combination of Pilates, strength training, and impact activities to maintain bone density and prevent fractures.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Fit&Well
As muscle loss accelerates after age 60, Pilates offers a flexible and effective way for older adults to preserve muscle mass, improve balance, and maintain independence, especially when combined with resistance training and proper nutrition.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Tom's Guide
A fitness enthusiast shares her experience of replacing traditional sit-ups with classical Pilates moves, which significantly improved her core strength and body control by emphasizing slow, controlled movements that engage deep core muscles and promote better posture and spinal health.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by Fit&Well
A Pilates instructor recommends dynamic stretching exercises, such as leg circles, saws, lunges, swan to child's pose, and mermaid stretches, to help alleviate joint pain and improve mobility, emphasizing the importance of consulting a healthcare professional before starting any new exercise routine.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by Tom's Guide
A personal trainer shares her experience after switching from high-intensity CrossFit to low-impact reformer and Pilates, noting improvements in core stability, muscle control, and mental well-being, but also an increase in body fat, highlighting the different benefits and effects of various workout modalities.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by Tom's Guide
A 15-minute wall Pilates routine designed for anyone over 40 to build strength and mobility, focusing on stabilizer muscles like the core, glutes, and smaller muscles around the spine and hips, can be done anywhere with minimal equipment to help counteract age-related muscle loss.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by Fit&Well
Strengthening the glutes, the muscles supporting the pelvis, can help alleviate lower back pain by reducing strain on the spine. Physical therapist Lindy Royer recommends targeted Pilates exercises under professional guidance to build glute strength and improve overall back health, emphasizing consistency and proper technique for best results.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by Women's Health
Keltie O’Connor compares her five-year experience with Pilates and weight training, highlighting Pilates' benefits for posture, mobility, and injury prevention, and weight training's superiority for muscle building, longevity, and bone health. She suggests balancing both based on fitness goals and preferences, emphasizing that weight training should be the foundation for muscle and bone health, with Pilates serving as a complementary or alternative option.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by Fit&Well
Pilates instructor Ashlea McKee suggests using a resistance band as an affordable and versatile alternative to reformer machines, enhancing strength, flexibility, and body awareness through simple exercises that can be done at home or on the go.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by Fit&Well
An expert Pilates instructor emphasizes the importance of incorporating lower-body pull exercises, such as squats, lunges, and specific Pilates moves, into workout routines to strengthen the posterior chain, improve posture, and potentially alleviate back and knee pain. She provides a simple three-move workout using resistance bands that can be done at home to target these muscles.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by Fit&Well
A Pilates instructor recommends a simple four-move stretching routine to maintain strength, mobility, and flexibility as you age, emphasizing the importance of regular mobility exercises like cat-cow, hip flexor lunge, downward dog, and child's pose to keep the body young and limber.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by Fit&Well
A lifelong ballet dancer shares three Pilates moves—single-leg circles, corkscrews, and the side-leg series—that help improve leg strength, stability, and mind-muscle connection, especially useful during studio closures for maintaining fitness at home.