I’ve become a total Pilates convert recently; I think it’s partly because I love learning new things within the fitness industry, but I also adore strength, flexibility and mobility training. That makes me the perfect student for a Pilates instructor, maybe.

One term I hadn’t heard of before during my last Pilates Sculpt class was the mat Pilates burpee. Pilates push-ups, yes, but Pilates burpee? Unfamiliar territory. Turns out I’ve taught it before as a personal trainer, but as a deconstruction of the burpee, rather than an exercise itself.

It occurred to me that this burpee variation is very low-impact and beginner-friendly, although you will still need to move from standing to a plank and back, so if getting up and down from your mat repeatedly isn’t suitable for you, it’s unlikely th

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