How to do Pilates exercises to slim your waist and abdomen?

With the improvement of modern living standards, people pay more and more attention to their own health, especially women have higher and higher requirements for a slim figure, and hope to use some exercise methods to achieve the effect of slimming and tightening the waist. For example, Pilates is a very popular exercise. It is a series of movements invented specifically for weight loss. Let’s take a look at how to do Pilates to lose weight in the waist and abdomen.

Kick

This Pilates kick tightens your thighs by stretching your inner and outer thigh muscles. And while you maintain your body stability, you also exercise your waist and abdomen.

Starting position: Stand with your feet together, with the heel of one foot touching the center of the other foot, and toes pointing slightly outward. Stretch both hands outward.

Inhale and lift your feet 15 degrees off the ground. Exhale while tightening your legs to return to their original position. Repeat 10 times with your right foot, then switch to your left foot and repeat 10 times.

Mermaid

This mermaid pose in Pilates is a great way to firm your lines and improve your posture.

Starting position: Stand with your feet about 4 feet apart (wider than shoulder-width apart), legs and knees straight, and arms extended gracefully to the sides like airplane wings.

Inhale and swing your arms to the left at shoulder height, keeping your legs straight and your eyes toward the ground. Then return to the starting position and repeat 4 times. Then repeat this movement on the right side in the same way.

Scissor feet

The scissor kick in Pilates is the most effective exercise for slimming thighs. It is somewhat challenging to your balance, thus effectively achieving the effect of slimming your legs. Moreover, when doing this movement, your waist and abdomen will be exerted, so it also has the effect of tightening the abdomen.

Starting position: Stand straight with your heels together and toes slightly pointed out, arms extended outward.

Exhale and lift your feet 15 degrees off the ground. Keep your toes pointed outward while maintaining your balance. Keep your body straight while doing the exercise. Inhale and return to the starting position. Repeat 10 times with your right foot, then switch to your left foot and repeat 10 times.