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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Rebecca Shepherd

As a cynical Health Writer, I was curious to see whether TikTok's trending wall Pilates is actually worth the hype - so tried it for a week

Does wall Pilates work? Rebecca working out.

We have TikTok to thank (and perhaps unthank) for lots of health and wellbeing trends this year - we're looking at you, soft hiking and shadow work. The latest hyped-up fitness trend to add to the list? The Pilates wall workout - which got us thinking, does wall Pilates actually work? 

You only need to take a quick look on Instagram, TikTok and Google to notice that Pilates is booming. Not a day goes past without spotting a wellness influencer noting off the many benefits of Pilates. While on TikTok, the hashtag #WallPilates has had more than 21m views over the last 30 days. So what is it about this type of low-impact strength training that’s so appealing to the masses?

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