Benefits of pilates once a week

If your fitness routine has been feeling a little stale, trying a new kind of class can make it feel fresh again. Taking Pilates classes might be a good way to expand your fitness horizons, whether we’re talking about a class done on the mat or on a Pilates reformer.

Pilates is very versatile—while you certainly can do it in a gym or studio, you definitely don’t need to.

If at-home exercise is more your jam, or even if you just want to acclimate yourself to the exercise type before joining a public class, there are plenty of streaming or virtual Pilates options too.

Regardless of how you attend the classes, trying Pilates can be a workout game changer, no matter your fitness background.

“Pilates will meet anybody’s needs to improve their movement in a graceful way, and at the same time make it extremely challenging,” Gabriela Estrade, a certified Pilates instructor and ACE-certified personal trainer based in New Jersey, tells SELF.

“You can make so many variations of the same exercises that it stays fresh.”

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