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Camilla Artault

Five Pilates exercises that are better than sit-ups for your core

Two women performing the hundred Pilates exercise.

Good news, if you want to build a strong core you don't have to smash out a crazy number of sit-ups every day. Many other exercises are much more effective at training your abs and core. And it's certainly more interesting to mix up a variety of core-strengthening exercises than to repeat the same one.

Expert Pilates instructor at Core LDN, Millie Shiers has chosen five Pilates exercises that are better for your core than sit-ups. She tells us why they are more effective at training your midline muscles and guides us through how to do them properly.

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