Ari Sanchez’s Pilates Workout A Guided, At-Home Workout P H OTOGRAPHY BY RICH SMITH
“Pilates is a practice of integrating the mind-body connection with controlled, precise movements. This workout is focused on creating length in the body while challenging your deepest core muscles, glute strength, spinal and pelvic alignment, and more. All you need is a little space at home and a mat!” – Ari Sanchez, Owner, SPARK Studio Perform each movement for a total of 10 reps, or 10 reps per side on single-sided work, three times. Inhale to prepare, and exhale to move. Try not to rush through this workout – the slower and more controlled you move, the deeper the work.
Side Mermaid Start in a side plank position, top leg in front of bottom, making sure your shoulders, ribs, and pelvis are stacked. On an inhale, reach your top arm toward the ceiling and overhead, creating the shape of an arc. Make sure your shoulder doesn’t pinch toward your ear! On the exhale,
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bring the arm back down toward your hip, gaze following, as you slowly dip both hips toward the floor. Don’t let your pelvis twist – imagine you’re in between two panes of glass the whole time. Fire up the obliques by doing 10 reps on each side.
