Just when you thought there couldn't possibly be another iteration of what has to be the workout of 2024, along comes a new style of Pilates that promises to be the best version of the method for boosting muscle tone and strength. That's right, contemporary Pilates is being touted by the Pilates elite (the Pilaterati, if you will) as a modern and accessible alternative to a more classical practice.
Hear us out: essentially, contemporary Pilates encompasses all the elements of a Pilates practice that came into being post-1960s - which is when the eponymous founder of the method, Joseph Pilates, died. Keep scrolling for a more detailed explanation of the workout below, but for now (and traditionalists, you might want to look away), suffice it to say that contemporary Pilates workouts aren't too far removed from their classical sibling - just with a few added bells and whistles, developed alongside modern knowledge and advances in physiology.
