34 Original Pilates Exercises

What are the 34 exercises of Joseph Pilates?

Before we get into the exercises there are 6 principles of the Pilates method that we should be using within the exercises, these are:

• Control
• Precision
• Breath
• Concentration
• Centring
• Flow

When Joseph Pilates created this method, there were only 34 exercises, however generations have past and the generation we live in now has changed massively, with lots more research evolving each day on the body, there are now other Pilates exercises that are developed to stabilise certain muscles.

There are also more people creating different Pilates methods on top of Joseph Pilates. So what are the 34 exercises you ask, look no further (don’t forget there’s different levels to practice each exercise to suit the needs to everyone).

1. The Hundred
2. The Roll Up
3. The Roll Over
4. One Leg Circle
5. Rolling back (like a ball)
6. Single Leg Stretch
7. Double Leg Stretch
8. Spine Stretch
9. Rocker with open legs
10. The Corkscrew
11. The Saw
12. The Swan Dive
13. Single Leg Kick
14. Double Leg Kick
15. Neck Pull
16. The Scissors
17. The Bicycle
18. Shoulder Bridge
19. The Spine Twist
20. The Jack Knife
21. The Side Kick
22. The Teaser
23. The Hip Twist with stretched arms
24. Swimming
25. Supine Leg Pull
26. Prone Leg Pull
27. The Side Kick Kneeling
28. The Side Bend
29. The Boomerang 
30. The Seal
31. The Crab
32. The Rocking
33. The Control Balance
34. The Push Up

Interesting fact

Pilates was actually named Contrology from Joseph himself.

I hope all of the above helped you understand Pilates a little better, as always please email georginayoga@hotmail.com for any other questions.

Thanks always,

Georgina

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