3 Tips to improve your Pilates Breath

Here are three tips to improve your Pilates breath:

🖐️Use your hands as a guide: During Pilates exercises, it can be helpful to place your hands on your ribcage or lower abdomen to provide feedback and improve your breath control. When you inhale, feel your ribcage expand laterally against your hands. As you exhale, notice how your abdomen gently contracts and the ribcage settles. This tactile feedback helps you become more aware of your breath pattern and encourages a more controlled and efficient breath.

🌬️Avoid breath holding: One common mistake in Pilates is holding the breath during challenging movements. Breath holding can lead to tension and reduced oxygen flow to your muscles. Instead, focus on maintaining a steady, rhythmic breath throughout the exercises. Inhale during the preparatory phase or the easier part of the movement, and exhale during the more challenging phase or effortful part of the movement. Consistent breathing ensures a steady supply of oxygen to your muscles and helps you maintain proper form.

👄 Exhale through pursed lips: To enhance the effectiveness of your exhalation, try pursing your lips as you breathe out. This technique creates a slight resistance to the airflow, which helps extend the exhalation phase and fully empty your lungs. It also aids in engaging your deep core muscles, promoting stability during Pilates exercises. Pursed lips breathing can be particularly beneficial during challenging movements like roll-ups, teasers, or leg circles, as it helps you maintain control and avoid breath holding

Remember, Pilates is not just about the exercises themselves but also about the quality of movement and the breath that accompanies it. By incorporating these tips into your practice, you’ll improve your breath awareness, enhance your core engagement, and get the most out of your Pilates routine 🙌🏻🧡

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I find it difficult to breath freely. I feel like exaggerating the breath while doing pilates because I want to engage the core. But still working on this next time! To breath more freely and not reducing the oxygen for the muscle like in the video