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30-Day Pilates Body Challenge: Day #16 – upper body
Hi Beauties!
Fair warning…today’s Pilates upper body workout is a challenging one! Please don’t let that frustrate you. It’s my job, as your instructor, to keep you challenged so that you continue to gain strength.
If you need a little refresher on how to safely and effectively use the upper body be sure to review my Pilates For Beginners video: strong shoulders.
Enjoy today’s workout and keep up the good work!
Modifications:
Reverse plank: bend your knees, use fists, point your hands out on a diagonal, OR even consider keeping your booty on the mat and really focusing on lifting that chest and holding that position.
Tendon stretch: prop your hands up on yoga blocks to create more room to move. Or consider doing tricep dips in place of tendon stretch if it’s just not working for you and your body. 🙂
Daily Check-In: Pay it forward! Blessing others will boost your mood and your health. Perform a random act of kindness today and tell me about it on Twitter or Instagram. Use the hashtag #30daypilatesbody so I can see your posts. 🙂
xo,
PS – You may also enjoy my body after baby and a confession about balance.
Robin Long
Robin Long, founder and CEO of Lindywell, certified Pilates instructor, Nutrition Therapy Practitioner, and author of 'Well to the Core,' blends 15 years of expertise with a lifelong commitment to holistic health.
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28 thoughts on “30-Day Pilates Body Challenge: Day #16 – upper body”
Done…but hard…
Good morning all, great workout….feeling good!!! Day 16 completed…Yay
Done! Still loving it!:)
Ah, that felt good. Those stretches at the end felt phenomenal.
Like this one!
Done, great, thanks! What would you recommend for sore wrists after a lot of support work?
I have short T-Rex arms AND a ton of junk in my trunk. Tendon stretch wasn’t happening. I did the tricep dips instead.
T-Rex arms!! I love it. This was challenging for me too!
Done, with all the modifications. Thanks.
Haven’t missed a workout yet. This was hard on the wrists but good.
I’ve been loving all of these workouts but I have a hard time putting pressure on my right wrist. Whats an easy way to modify for that issue? Thanks!
OMG goooooood!!!!!!! Not easy but so goood, for some reason I can not do my work outs in the morning ; )
Day#16 Done! Loved the tendon Strech. Had knowledge of it from reformer class!
Love the 30 day challenge !! On my second year of the sisterhood ! Just wanted to let you know , I’m 35 have been doing Pilates for many years . Your workouts are great , you really know your stuff and the body !! Very knowledgeable and informitvie !! So glad I was told about your site !!
Thank you so much Lori! 🙂
I am realizing I haven’t any upper body strength. It’s going to take awhile, but I will complete this.
Done! Thank you. Another great workout
Whew! Thanks for all the tips, Robin.
I had some yoga blocks nearby so grabbed them to try with the tendon stretch. Having a bit more height off the floor made it easier to swing through but was still challenging for my arms and shoulders.
Modify and keeping it real. In my mind my moves are just like yours Robin! Thank goodness I am not close to a mirror.
Wow…that was tough, but I really liked it. Thank you Robin!
Done!
I’m so bummed I couldn’t do the exercise where you rest on your hands while sitting up and swing your bottom through. My bottom got ‘stuck’ by hitting the carpet as I was trying to swing it though. I am wanting to learn……can you please suggest something I could be doing wrong? Are my arms just short?
no booty swing for me, but that was a good workout!
Done love learning these exercises
Done
Unfortunately I couldn’t do this workout because of some issues with my elbows. I have to give them a rest for a bit. Will go back and do another one of the workouts in place of this one.
Done!