Fitness Tip: Pilates-inspired workout

[Music] Hi everybody, it's Shashana with Action News's fitness tip. I'm at the AB apartments in King of Pressia. Grab some light hand weights. I've got a Pilates inspired exercise that I want you to try. Listen, Pilates is all about slow, controlled movements and specifically core engagement. Right? So, that's exactly what we're going to focus on today. You're going to come flat on your back. Also, your breath is really important when you're doing exercises like that, right? Controlling your breath. Inhale. Exhale. So, bringing the legs up into a tabletop position. I don't want your knees into your chest. I want them d the knee directly underneath your hips. Arms are up straight to start, right? So, there's going to be some tension in the shoulders during this exercise. You're going to pull the belly in. Flatten your back against your mat. You're going to crunch up, lifting the shoulder blades up. Right. Core feels it. We're gonna lower down the arms, taking them out to the side, breathing. Inhale, exhale, lift, and then slowly lower. So, we lift, inhale, and then we exhale, lower. Going out and in, and up and back down. Listen, you are definitely going to feel this in the core. Really focus on slow, controlled movements. And back down. So, we lift. We I love this. We lower. We bring it in and back up. This is not an exercise that you need to do fast. You can take your time. Go out and in. And just focus on that core engagement. Okay? I want you to try to aim for anywhere from 12 to 15 of these. Okay? And you're really going to feel it. And come back down. Now, listen. You want to add another layer to it. Sure. So, you complete this combination exercise. Then, on your very last rep, even if you only get to 10, that's okay, right? Right? If you're burning and you're at 10, then that's where you add this extra layer. So, we're going to hold here and we're just going to crunch and crunch and crunch and really just pull the belly in. Press that spine into the floor. Oh, she burning. She's burning. The arms are burning, too. What is this? Oh, we love it though. We love it though. We love it though. We do. And just work to the best of your ability. This is phenomenal. You're going to love it. shoulders, abs. It's slow. It's controlled. You really can work at your own pace. You could do it anywhere. I love it. I hope you love it, too. Keep your body moving. You'll always, always, always feel better that you did.