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I Tried Three Ways to Get More Nutrients Into My Picky Kids—Here’s What Happened

I Tried Three Ways to Get More Nutrients Into My Picky Kids—Here’s What Happened

9 Gender-Neutral Nursery Items Every Parent Will Love, According to a New Mom

Defy the blue and pink status quo.

The 10 Best Pilates Exercises for Beginners, According to a Peloton Instructor

A Peloton instructor shares the best beginner Pilates exercises and how to do them, plus the benefits of Pilates.

It Actually *Does* Matter How You Breathe During Pilates. Here’s How to Make Sure You’re Doing It Right

There's actually a certain way to approach Pilates breathing. Ahead, two Pilates instructors break down everything you need to know.

Can Pilates Really Help Your Posture? I Tried It for 30 Days and This Is What Happened

Does Pilates improve posture? One writer did a Pilates workout every day for 30 days to find out the benefits of Pilates for better posture.

What’s the Difference Between Lagree and Pilates—and Which One Is Right for You?

Learn the similarities and differences between Lagree vs. Pilates, and which workout method is right for you.

6 Benefits of Pilates That Go Way Beyond Core Strength

Instructors explain the most underrated Pilates benefits that people don't often realize, including increased flexibility and better posture.

Sweat—but Don’t Slip!—in Your New Favorite Workout: Hot Pilates

Harder, wetter, and more in the zone, hot pilates benefits include all your favorite muscle-shaking moves, but with a twist.

A Pilates Instructor Shares Their Favorite Modifications for 5 Popular Moves

If you find classic Pilates moves inaccessible, try these five Pilates modifications, demonstrated by an instructor.

6 Types of Pilates We Guarantee You Haven’t Tried Before

There are more types of Pilates classes than just the mat or reformer. Learn about six different variations and the benefits of each.

If You Have a Body and Do Pilates, You Have a Pilates Body. End of Story

There's a 'Pilates body' stereotype that the activity is just for thin women. Here's why it's harmful and why every body is a Pilates body.

Does Pilates Count as Strength Training? Experts Set the Record Straight Once and for All

There's some debate surrounding "is Pilates strength training?" We chatted with experts to set the record straight once and for all.

Can You Overdo It on Pilates? Here’s How Often You Should Practice, According to Experts

Wondering how often you should do Pilates? Here's what experts have to say about varying your workout routine.

3 Benefits of Adding Weights to Your Pilates Exercises That Go Beyond Building Strength

A Pilates instructor shares the many benefits of doing Pilates with weights, plus how to choose your weights and safety tips.

‘I’m a Pilates Instructor and This Is the One Move I Use To Fire Up My Core in Just 2 Minutes’

Learn how to do the Pilates hundred exercise, plus which muscles it works and why you should do it, according to Pilates instructors.

Want To Get the Most out of Your Pilates Workout? Follow These 6 Expert Tips

Instructors share their favorite Pilates tips so you can reap the most benefits out of every class you take. Read on to learn more.

The Stress-Busting Pilates Workout You’ve Been Looking for—And It Only Takes 10 Minutes

Explore the benefits of Pilates for stress relief, plus try a 10-minute workout that'll make you feel oh so relaxed.

These Are the Most Effective Pilates Moves for Every Muscle in Your Core

We all know that Pilates is a great ab workout, so we chatted with an instructor to find out the most effective Pilates moves for your core.

The 10 Hardest Pilates Moves To Do at Home, Ranked

Yep, Pilates is hard (or can be!). Challenge your strength, balance, and control with some of the toughest moves you can do right at home.

Debating Between Reformer and Mat Pilates? Here’s How To Tell Which Is Right for You

Learn how to tell whether reformer vs. mat Pilates is the best workout for you, according to fitness experts.

Wake Up Every Muscle in Your Body With This Gentle Morning Pilates Workout

Not an early workout person? Pilates in the morning might just change your mind. Discover the benefits of morning Pilates and try a workout.

This Beginner-Friendly Pilates Plank Series Works Your Body From Every Angle

Try this quick Pilates workout for beginners at home to build total body strength through a flowing series of planks.

I Worked Out With Hailey Bieber’s Trainer, Who Teaches the Most Exclusive Fitness Class in Hollywood—This Is What It Was Like

I took class with Liana Levi, founder of the uber-exclusive Forma Pilates studio. Learn what her workouts are like.

Les Mills Brings the Reformer Burn to the Comfort of Your Home in a New Pilates, Barre, and Power Yoga Workout

Learn what it' like to take a Les Mills Shapes class firsthand, and how this new workout was created by experts.

A Pilates Workout You Can Do at Home Using Nothing but a Wall

Learn the most effective exercises you can do at home if you're interested in trying wall Pilates on your own, or follow a 10-minute routine.

This 15-Minute Pilates Routine Can Support Your Walking Practice

Strengthen, mobilize, and stretch the muscles that power your walks in this 15-minute Pilates for lower body and core routine.

Put Your Glutes and Abs to the Test With This 15-Minute Pilates Workout

Test your strength and Pilates prowess with this 15-minute Pilates workout with East River Pilates instructor Brian Spencer.

Take 20 Minutes To Combat Knee Pain With This Knee-Friendly Pilates Workout

Chloe de Winter, an Australia-based Pilates instructor, walks us through a 20-minute Pilates for knee pain workout.

I Started Breathing Correctly While Lifting Weights, and It Changed My Workouts in 3 Major Ways

Recently, I incorporated weight lifting breathing into my workouts, and discovered why it's so important to do correctly.

A Fitness Trainer Explains the Difference Between the Terms ‘Low Intensity’ and ‘Low Impact’

Learn the difference between low intensity vs. low impact workouts, the benefits of both types of exercise, and whether they overlap.

I Spent a Week Working Out Like a Professional Ballerina—Here’s What Happened

One writer shares her experiences of doing a dancer workout routine and her revelations about the world of dancer fitness.

If You Work With Your Hands, You’ll Want To Try This 15-Minute Pilates Routine for Wrist Pain

If you work with your hands, try this Pilates for wrist pain routine to fine some relief in just 15 minutes.

The 2 Form Tips You Need To Make the Most of Side-Lying Pilates Work

When you're lying on your side, you want to practice these leg workout form tips to ensure you're making the most of the movements.

This Is the *Only* Push-Up That Lets You Stick Your Butt in the Air

Learn how to do the pike push-up, a challenging but highly effective exercise that provides benefits for your upper body and core strength.

Trainers Say the Viral ‘3-2-8’ Workout Trend Is One They Can Wholeheartedly Get Behind

Learn why the TikTok-beloved 3-2-8 workout trend is one that trainers say they can wholeheartedly get behind.

Skip That Afternoon Coffee, and Get Some Pilates Instead With This 14-Minute Mid-Day Workout

Get your blood and endorphins flowing with this snackable 14-minute mid-day Pilates routine to help bust that afternoon slump.

This Strength and Pilates Workout Proves ‘Low and Slow’ Is Good Advice for the Mat, Not Just the Kitchen

Learn how moving slowly and with control will help build slow-twitch muscle fiber in this Pilates strength workout.

Here’s How To Build Up to the Most Challenging Exercises—Without Even Realizing It

By keeping the pace brisk and working up to a move's final form, this power Pilates workout will work your heart, muscles, and mind.

This Multitasking Morning Pilates Workout Will Supercharge Your Brain All Day

The multitasking challenges in this 22-minute morning Pilates workout will have you saying "good morning, sunshine!" in no time.

4 Moves, 11 Minutes—Your Full-Body Workout Is Done

Just four base moves will let you hit all your major muscle groups in this 11-minute full body standing Pilates with weights workout.

Feeling Too Blah To Work Out? Try These 6 ‘Lazy Girl’ Pilates Moves Without Getting Off the Floor

For when your energy levels are dipping, Pilates trainer Chloe de Winter shares these six lazy Pilates moves.

I Admit It—I Didn’t Think I Needed Pilates Until I Tried This Unique Mind-Body Approach

A Well+Good editor discovers the unique mind-body approach that makes this Pilates app different than all the other guys.

This Pilates ‘Core Ladder’ Works the Teeny, Tiniest Muscles in Your Midsection

Ready to challenge all the muscles in your core? Move through this mat Pilates core ladder workout that take less than five minutes.

These 5 Exercises Will Help You Majorly Strengthen Your Low Abs Without Breaking a Sweat

Here’s a handful of Pilates exercises for low abs that utilize a layering technique to really target your core.

If You’ve Got Tight Hips and Shoulders From Sitting at a Desk All Day, This 10-Minute Pilates Workout Is All You Need for Relief

Physical therapist Clara Baini leads you through a Pilates for recovery workout in this week's episode of 'Trainer of the Month Club'.

How To Strengthen Your Lower Back and Ensure Good Posture for Life

A personal trainer gives advice on how to strengthen lower back with simple, no-equipment moves that also work the abs and glutes.

Amp Up the Strength-Building Benefits of Your Pilates Workout by Adding This Unexpected Piece of Equipment

Claira Baini leads you through a 25-minute Pilates for strength workout in this episode of 'Trainer of the Month Club'.

This ‘Quick and Spicy’ Pilates Workout Spikes Your Heart Rate by Amping Up Exercises You Already Know

This episode of 'Trainer of the Month Club' features cardio Pilates with Clara Baini, founder of Good Day Pilates. 

If Your Hip Flexors Hurt During Pilates Ab Moves, Try This Physical Therapist-Approved Fix

Clara Baini takes you through a classic Pilates workout in this week's episode of 'Trainer of the Month Club'.

This 30-minute Pilates Workout Will Test Your Endurance (and Your Core)

Try your hand at one of Brian Spencer's most challenging Pilates workouts to strengthen your arms, glutes, and core.

This Pilates Move Is a Plank for Your Back Body—And It’s Really Freaking Hard

Master plank pose's spicy sister that works your entire back body. Here's how to do reverse plank the right way.

This Exercise Is a Trainer’s ‘Absolute Favorite Way To Activate the Lower Body’

Bridget O'Carroll, founder of Studio Qila, shares why she loves a good glute bridge in this week's 'Trainer of the Month Club'.

Ease Back Into Your Movement Routine With This 20-Minute Sculpt Class

Took a workout hiatus? This beginner sculpt class will help you gently wade back into your workout routine.

This 22-Minute Pilates Foam Roller Workout Is the Easiest Way to Mimic a Reformer Sweat Session at Home

Looking for a workout that will prepare you to take a reformer class, is strengthening, and gives your muscles a release? This Pilates foam roller workout can do it all.

Doing the ‘Thread the Needle’ Stretch Every Morning Will Mobilize Your Mid-Back and Release Shoulder Tension

If you wake up with a sore, achey back and shoulders, the thread the needle stretch may be able to help. Here's an instructional video.

This 12-Minute Pilates Core Workout Proves Just How Challenging the Basics Can Be

Don't have hours to hit the gym? This quick pilates core workout works all 360-degrees of your abdominals in less than 15 minutes.

This Simple, Core-Strengthening Pilates Move Doubles as a Back Massage

The 'roll like a ball' is a classic pilates move that is used during transitions and to build core strength. Here's how to do it correctly.

5 Beginner-Friendly Moves To Work Your Glutes in Less Than 15 Minutes

Trainer Simone de la Rue walks us through a simple glute workout that will leave your booty burning after just 11 minutes of work.

This 15-Minute Lower Body Sliders Workout Targets Small and Big Muscles Alike

Don't have sliders on hand? This 15-minute sock slider workout helps strengthen and tone your legs, glutes and core from home.

A Physical Therapist Says This Move Gives You ‘A Lot of Bang for Your Buck’ in Stabilizing Your Hips

In this episode of 'Trainer of the Month Club," Laurence Agenor, DPT, demos a full-body Pilates workout for running.

The 10-Minute Pilates Core Workout That Left Our Instructor ‘Shaking’

On an episode of "Good Moves," Chloe de Winter demos a 10-minute Pilates core workout using a yoga block to enhance the burn.

A Physical Therapist Says Strengthening This Muscle Group Will Help Prevent Running-Related Knee Pain

Strengthening your glutes can help you be a better runner and help prevent knee pain. Learn more and do a glute workout for runners here.

Want to Challenge Your Arms in Pilates Workouts? Add Weights

On an episode of "Good Moves," instructor Chloe de Winter demos Pilates with hand weights as a prop in an 18-minute, burns-so-good routine.

3 Pilates Moves a 58-Year-Old, 6-Time Ironman Triathlete Says Everyone Should Do

A 58-year-old Ironman Triathlete says every athlete should be doing three Pilates moves for strength and stability during training and races.

Hate Side Planks? Try These Pilates-Inspired Obliques Moves Instead

Strengthen your core with this 11 minute pilates for obliques workout by Chloe de Winter in this episode of "Good Moves".

This Common Pilates Move Strengthens Your Abs and Mobilizes Your Spine at the Same Time

Go Chlo Pilates founder Chloe De Winter explains how to do a Pilates roll up to work the front and back of your core.

This Upper Body Pilates Workout Strengthens and Tones in Just 10 Minutes

On an episode of "Good Moves," fitness instructor Chloe de Winter demos a 10-minute upper body Pilates workout that strengthens and tones.

Have Chronically Tight Hips? Strengthen *This* Muscle To Get Rid of Pain

On an episode of "Good Moves," instructor Brian Spencer demos a 15-minute Pilates workout for the hips to relieve tightness.

If You Work From Home, This Series of Chest-Opening Exercises Will Change Your Life

On an episode of "Good Moves," Pilates instructor Brian Spencer demos a series of chest-opening exercises designed to ease back/shoulder pain.