The Stress-Busting Pilates Workout You’ve Been Looking for—And It Only Takes 10 Minutes

However, your go-toPilates routinecan also help you reduce stress and anxiety in powerful ways.

First things first: Why does Pilates relieve stress?

Its not just anecdotal: Research actually shows that Pilates may help you feel calmer and better overall.

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Pilates emphasizes the connection between the mind and body through focused movements and controlled breathing techniques, Panagaki says.

It incorporates stretching and lengthening exercises that help improve flexibility and release muscle tension, Panagaki says.

Both Pilates and yoga offer numerous (and similar) benefits for stress relief.

Two young women practicing ballet with a teacher in the dance hall.

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Cat-cow stretch

Scissors

If lifting your head feels uncomfortable, you’re able to keep your head on the floor.

Bridge

Woman doing hip exercises

Childs pose

Figure-4 stretch

Supine spinal twist

Memmedova, Konul.

Cropped image of woman doing lunge yoga pose

Impact of Pilates on Anxiety Attention, Motivation, Cognitive function and Achievement of Students: Structural Modeling.

Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Lim EJ, Park JE.

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The effects of Pilates and yoga participants on engagement in functional movement and individual health level.

2019 Aug 28;15(4):553-559. doi: 10.12965/jer.1938280.140.

PMID: 31523676; PMCID: PMC6732550.

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Woman in leggings and bra doing Lunge with Arm Extended Up pose hip opener stretch during yoga session in morning at home.

Woman doing arm exercise without weights while sitting on mat at home.

A woman in sports clothes does yoga or gymnastics at home. Daylight. She smiles

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