Dorm Room Workout: Introducing Pilates!

January 19, 2012 1:00 pm     Posted in Body, Fitness  Garnet Henderson g+ page


By Garnet Henderson

You guys, I have a confession to make: I’m obsessed with Pilates. It’s my absolute favorite workout. I feel great after Pilates class, and when I go often, I see definite results. There are lots of gorgeous Hollywood ladies who credit their toned physiques to Pilates – Kate Winslet, Sandra Bullock, Kate Hudson, Cameron Diaz, Chelsea Handler, Liv Tyler, and True Blood stars Anna Paquin and Rutina Wesley. (When people who have to take their clothes off for their job love a workout, you know it has to be good!)

Pilates is most famous for its focus on core strength, but a full class works the entire body. Pilates moves are also great for small spaces. Since I’m not a certified Pilates instructor (yet!), I thought I’d let you learn about Pilates from the experts. This video, led by an instructor with many years of experience, will take you through a basic Pilates ab series. The video covers a lot of important alignment information, so make sure to watch it all the way through! The moves are simple, but trust me, you’ll feel it.

12 Comments on "Dorm Room Workout: Introducing Pilates!"

  1. Carrie says:
    Thu, 19th Jan 20122:32 pm 

    Pilates are a great small space workout. Good thinking!

  2. Abby says:
    Fri, 20th Jan 20129:06 am 

    Really great idea. I love this feature :)
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  3. Nicki says:
    Fri, 20th Jan 201210:41 am 

    I wish that above photo was my dorm room!

  4. Garnet – Columbia University says:
    Fri, 20th Jan 20121:39 pm 

    Thanks Abby! Let me know if there are any workouts you'd like to see featured.

  5. Garnet – Columbia University says:
    Fri, 20th Jan 20121:40 pm 

    Thanks!

  6. Val says:
    Sun, 18th Mar 20127:33 pm 

    Please post some more videos for the lover body ( inner tights, glutes, knees)
    Thank you…V..

  7. gvashka says:
    Sat, 19th May 201212:35 am 

    http://www.bodyrock.tv – if you really want to have flat abs, you should definitely check out these workouts. They are even better than pilates

  8. Stephen says:
    Fri, 13th Jul 20128:14 am 

    it's nice pose and i like this. i also do yoga yoga is the best for our personalty. we can active to yoga . yoga is very important for us. that girl doing yoga her personalty. her personalty is very good and see looking very beautiful. her yoga's pose is very nice and she is looking yoga's teacher.

  9. Dr. Len Lopez says:
    Wed, 25th Jul 20123:35 pm 

    Pilates are great, although if you want to change it up you might grab a portable pull-up bar like the Work Horse Fitness Trainer http://www.myworkhorse.com and get a great upper and whole body workout. The fact that it's portable is great for dorm rooms and small spaces.

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    Tue, 31st Jul 20125:06 pm 

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