Pilates for Abs in just 5 Minutes with Robin Long

What is the best thing about a Pilates workout?

It’s the time when you get to be yourself and focus on yourself.

In a modern world setting time aside to do something nice for yourself is often considered a luxury but it’s a vital luxury that we can all afford.

Our contributor Robin Long had a wonderful idea to make sure that we don’t have any excuses not to do Pilates. She has started 28 Days of Pilates. Every day (for 28 days straight) she posts a new 5-minute Pilates workout to let us enjoy a free luxury (two words that usually don’t stand side by side) of the vital “me” time.

Let’s kick it off with 5 minutes of Pilates Abs. And don’t forget to join Robin on her blog (click here) as she will take you on a wonderful journey to a balanced body through her videos and tips.

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Daily Pilates Mat Workout in 20 with Andrea Maida

Are you having a love affair with your body?

Here is a little present that you can give your body to tell it “I Love you!”

Get your mat out and enjoy 20 minutes of pure classical Pilates with Andrea Maida.

Andrea is an inspirational Pilates teacher who lives and breathes classical Pilates. Her teaching style is fresh, energizing and always awesome. Actually, that’s what she promises this workout will do to you.

Make you awesome…

We’ll take some of that 🙂

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7 Practical Tips for a Perfect Post-Baby Body

Twin pregnancy #2 and 5 months later
Twin pregnancy #2 and 5 months later

What does a real post-baby body look like?

It’s beautiful, if you ask me.

Does this body look Vogue-cover ready? Probably not.

Is this body exactly the way it was 9 months ago? Absolutely not.

Does this body bear several “trophies” after triumphantly completing its most amazing and challenging 9-months-long marathon? Definitely yes.

Sometimes it’s hard for mothers to view their bodies with so much love and contentment. I know that for a fact because I’ve been there.

There is nothing worse than somebody coming up to you after you have had your baby and asking “When are you due, honey?” Or hearing a “thoughtful” comment from a know-it-all well-wisher during the pregnancy “You look fat, sweetie. You really need to keep your cravings under control.” It’s hard not to feel self-conscious after hearing that.

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