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Men and Pilates: 3 Moves to Make Any Fit Bottomed Dude’s Core Stronger

Men and Pilates: 3 Moves to Strengthen the Core

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1. The Pilates One Hundred. The hundred is a classic Pilates mat exercise, done at the beginning of most Pilates classes. It is a great way to warm up your abdominals and lungs. Although challenging, the hundred is an easy exercise to modify, making it an ideal warm up.

Here’s how to do it:

  1. Lie on your back with your legs at a 45-degree angle to the floor (to modify: bend your knees in tabletop position with your shins and ankles parallel to the floor).
  2. Bring your head up with your chin down and, using your abs, curl your shoulders and upper back up off the floor, imprinting your lower back to the ground. Make sure to keep your neck and chin relaxed and let your abs do all the work.
  3. Extend your arms straight and low, just a few inches off the floor, palms facing up.
  4. Breathe in for five seconds and then out for five seconds, while pumping your arms up and down about 6 to 8 inches.
  5. Repeat breath cycle a total of 10 times.

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