A twenty-minute classical mat sequence for your living room
A beginner-friendly classical mat order you can do at home in about twenty minutes, with reps, what to feel, common mistakes and simpler options for each.
Workouts at Home
Mat sessions, short routines and small equipment for a living room, a hotel room or a spare half hour.
How to learn Pilates from a book without picking up bad habits
A book is good at teaching Pilates order and set-up, but it cannot see you. How to learn at home with a written guide, a simple log and the occasional lesson.
Resistance bands for home Pilates: types, strengths and a session
Loops, long flat bands or tubes with handles: which band suits home Pilates, how strengths work, how to look after them, and a 25-minute session to try.
What makes good Pilates apparatus, from springs to upholstery
What separates good Pilates apparatus from poor: frames, springs, straps, upholstery, wood versus aluminium, home-built machines and the safety checks to run.
Building towards the Teaser, the mat exercise that tests everything
Why the Teaser is the signature Pilates mat exercise, which earlier exercises prepare you for it, a step by step progression and the faults that stall it.
A Pilates travel kit and a 15-minute hotel-room session
A light Pilates kit for summer travel, a 15-minute session that fits between a hotel bed and the wall, and ways to cope with long journeys and jet lag.
A ten-minute hip mobility routine for long days at a desk
A ten-minute hip routine for desk days: eight simple moves with timings and easier options, why sitting leaves hips stiff, and how to fit it into work.