Power Up With Pilates

Sculpt a lean, strong body with this cutting-edge Pilates workout from Fiit trainer Gede Foster

Need an all-round body MOT? You can’t go wrong with Pilates. It suits all ages and fitness levels, works on the deepest muscles in the body to strengthen, realign and iron out any imbalances, and is perfect for posture, making you stand tall and feel longer. But as well as being an ideal as an independent workout, Pilates is also a great way to support and enhance any other training that you enjoy.

By strengthening and rebalancing your body, you’ll perform better, reduce you chance of injury and recover quicker, too, which is why we’ve teamed up with Gede Foster, advanced Pilates teacher and head of fitness at Fiit (fitt.tv) to bring you a workout that will let you reap the benefits of Pilates in just seven moves.

POWERFUL PILATES

Gede, who devised the following sequence especially for H&F readers, says, ‘My style of teaching is a slow burn,’ says Gede. ‘I lead clients through a very technical practice, moving slowly with precision, applying the correct breath pattern to build a string fire in the core.’ This workout also has a strong core focus, challenging your abdominals three dimensionally through all planes of motion. ‘It starts with your deeper core muscles, laying a good foundation for you to build on and layer on top of,’ says Gede. And the benefits? ‘These exercises will really help to ease any lower back or neck tension, and help to improve posture,’ she adds. ‘When you finish this sequence you will feel stronger, supported and be standing taller.’ Turn the page to give it a go.

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