A Pilates instructor shares her realistic weekly workout routine designed to look after her mental health as much as her physical

A Pilates instructor stands next to two students, who are exercising on Pilates reformer machines. She is holding the calf of the student nearest her, who has her leg extended upward.

Carrie Minter Ebers is a Pilates instructor based in Dallas. Although Pilates is a key part of her training, she says she makes time for other types of movement in her weekly routine too.

“I love working out, not just for physical health, but for mental health—it's helped me so much with anxiety and depression,” she tells Fit&Well.