Pilates Reformer Workout | DAY 2 | ABS ARMS & BACK | 10 DAY PILATES REFORMER WORKOUT PROGRAM 2023

[@darwinsdoodlecloset]

Yeahhhhhh! I love a little Pilates everyday!

[@MelanieLopezPilates]

More coming tomorrow! 🥰❤️🙏

[@adassa1132]

I'm so weak!! I couldn't keep my leg up I was cracking up laughing at myself. Brilliant exercise, Melanie.

[@MelanieLopezPilates]

Haha, it is absolutely harder than it looks - always great to have a sense of humor about it 🙃😂 thank you so much 💜🙏

[@nicoleeckholm1710]

More biceps and triceps!

[@MelanieLopezPilates]

Thought of you while making the plan this week 🙃❤️

[@patriciadominguez3344]

Very good!

[@MelanieLopezPilates]

Thank you Patricia! ❤️🙏

[@juliebridge7590]

Fantastic! Thank you!!

[@MelanieLopezPilates]

Thanks so much, Julie! ❤️

[@positivethinking4333]

thank you!

[@MelanieLopezPilates]

My pleasure!!

[@mariadurso3770]

Day 2 - done! Love it! Thank you Melanie! Will you do more ballet or barre inspired routines. Loved them too!

[@MelanieLopezPilates]

Well done! 👏 I have one with a little ballet flavor coming up in the next few weeks most likely, but I’ll plan another full-on reformer ballet session for the next time I’m recording 💜🙏

[@mariadurso3770]

@@MelanieLopezPilates awesome. Thank you. Happy New Year

[@MelanieLopezPilates]

Happy new year!

[@milanagrozdanich5769]

Killer abs right away! Thank you Melanie!

[@MelanieLopezPilates]

Thank you Milana! Glad that you felt the burn 🔥❤️

[@jamiehenry7081]

The burn 😅

[@MelanieLopezPilates]

Yesss 🙌🔥

[@vickihamari9024]

Melanie my hip flexors hurt the whole time we were doing abs, can you help? Thank you for these workouts

[@MelanieLopezPilates]

Hey Vicki - are you able to tell if it’s pain or fatigue/muscle soreness? For full-on pain, I wouldn’t be qualified to offer advice other than to stop the series and try something different and discuss with a doctor, but for fatigue or muscle soreness, generally speaking, tightness in the hip flexors could be a factor for some folks, the hip flexors overworking due to the TVA (deep core) not firing as much as is needed, and/or needing to explore some different positioning. i.e. straightening the legs, smaller range of motion, or taking out some variations/starting with a few reps only and adding on over time. I like scooter stretch for hip flexor stretching for myself. Sorry if this isn’t helpful - I can’t address pain, but those are strategies that I might look at in an in-person session for more general fatigue and soreness.

[@vickihamari9024]

@@MelanieLopezPilates thank you it’s more weak hip flexors. I like scooter stretch too.

[@MelanieLopezPilates]

Roger that - thanks for the clarification. I think that pacing yourself and trying a little at first, and repeating the video but adding a tiny bit more each time could be a useful strategy, but YMMV. I also have a video coming out soon with some exercises with straps on the thighs that are pretty gentle but strengthening for abs and hip flexors that may support building hip flexor and ab strength. Let me know how you fare!

[@vickihamari9024]

@@MelanieLopezPilates thank you I’ll try those suggestions!

[@KA0514]

I’m a day behind due to travel. Definitely feeling both this one and the first one. Thanks for putting together this 10 day series to get back into things. Happy New Year!

[@MelanieLopezPilates]

My pleasure! Thanks for your support as always ❤️ Happy new year!

[@jamiewebb4751]

Fabulous as always, thank you!!!

[@MelanieLopezPilates]

Thanks Jamie! ❤️❤️❤️