Avoid Expensive Classes With These 3 At-Home Pilates Hacks
Creative Assistant, Meredith Holser, is B+C's resident food writer, photographer, and TikTok taker. Meredith writes about a range of topics for B+C, but she's adopted food writing in all its many facets for the last year. You can see her work published in Do214, Advocate Magazine, WFAA, and North Texas Daily. Meredith's passion for photography began after sneaking her mom's iPhone to take pictures of flowers on vacation, eventually evolving from a passion to a professional career. Outside of work, you can catch Meredith hiking, trying new recipes, and dreaming about having a yummy little treat.
Pilates is basically the official new sport of the clean girls – those who show up in a perfectly slicked back ponytail and fruit-infused water in-hand. Sometimes it’s easy to think “that’ll never be me” – and breaking news, it doesn’t have to be. Working out doesn't have to look aesthetic. You don’t always need a reformer or a matching set to feel the burn and reap the benefits of the exercises. You can still get some good movement in right at home using these 3 pilates hacks. Do a quick little stretch, and let’s dive in!
1. Use a resistance band in place of a reformer.
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Resistance bands are great for all types of training, but they come in super handy when it comes to at-home pilates. This tool exerts force against your body’s movements, just like a reformer would, and you can practice a lot of the same techniques with just a mat and a band. If you have a resistance band lying around the house, give this easy workout hack a try!
2. Follow online bodyweight pilates workouts.
All it takes is a quick TikTok or YouTube search to land on endless at-home pilates workouts that are easy to follow along with! Bodyweight pilates calls for nothing more than your body and a yoga mat, so this hack definitely doesn’t break the bank. You can narrow your search by skill level, or even the areas you want to target through exercise.
3. Use a foam roller in place of a reformer.
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Using a foam roller for mat workouts won’t take up much space at all, making this another wonderful option for at-home pilates. Investing in an at-home reformer could mean you shell out hundreds of dollars. Turns out, you can use a foam roller to emulate certain movements that can also be done on a reformer – for a fraction of the price.
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Creative Assistant, Meredith Holser, is B+C's resident food writer, photographer, and TikTok taker. Meredith writes about a range of topics for B+C, but she's adopted food writing in all its many facets for the last year. You can see her work published in Do214, Advocate Magazine, WFAA, and North Texas Daily. Meredith's passion for photography began after sneaking her mom's iPhone to take pictures of flowers on vacation, eventually evolving from a passion to a professional career. Outside of work, you can catch Meredith hiking, trying new recipes, and dreaming about having a yummy little treat.
Creative Assistant, Meredith Holser, is B+C's resident food writer, photographer, and TikTok taker. Meredith writes about a range of topics for B+C, but she's adopted food writing in all its many facets for the last year. You can see her work published in Do214, Advocate Magazine, WFAA, and North Texas Daily. Meredith's passion for photography began after sneaking her mom's iPhone to take pictures of flowers on vacation, eventually evolving from a passion to a professional career. Outside of work, you can catch Meredith hiking, trying new recipes, and dreaming about having a yummy little treat.