Need to hit the reset button? Read on for a
5-minute Pilates routine to melt away stress. 🧘🏼♀️
Let’s be real — life is BUSY. Between work, meetings, endless emails and trying to have some kind of personal life, stress just piles on.
BUT as little as five minutes of relaxing, mindful movement can make such a difference! You can shake off the tension, breathe a little easier and feel way more refreshed.
No fancy equipment, no sweating buckets — just simple moves to reset your mind and body. Sound good? Let’s do this!
Pilates pike (AKA downward dog) is a lovely movement to stretch the whole body and help you to feel grounded.
Pilates isn’t just for toned abs and Insta-worthy poses (though, hey, those are nice too). It’s an amazing way to calm your nervous system, melt away stress and bring you back to feeling like YOU again. Science even backs it up—mindful movement lowers cortisol (AKA the stress hormone) and helps clear mental fog.
Unlike workouts that leave you gasping for air, Pilates syncs movement with breath, making you feel relaxed, recharged and ready to take on whatever comes next.
Next time you feel stress creeping in, try this quick routine. It’s like hitting the reset button for your body and mind.
1. Deep breathing & shoulder rolls (1 min)
Take a BIG inhale through your nose, then exhale out all the tension. Roll your shoulders forward and back like you’re shaking off the stress of the day.
2. Spinal twist (1 min)
Sit or stand tall, gently twist your torso side to side. Your spine will love you for this one—it releases all that stiffness from hunching over your laptop.
3. Cat-cow stretch (1 min)
Get on all fours, inhale as you drop your tummy, lift your head and tailbone (Cow). Exhale as you round your spine and tuck your chin (Cat). This gentle stretch works magic on stress.
4. Standing roll down (1 min)
Stand tall and reach your hands up to the sky. Slowly bring your hands to the front of the thighs as you roll down one vertebra at a time, hands moving towards your toes. Let your head relax and arms dangle, take a breath, then segmentally roll back up. Instant refresh for your mind and body.
5. Seated forward fold & breath work (1 min)
Sit tall, fold forward gently and just… breathe. Relax your arms down. You can use a pillow on your lap if you like. Let go of whatever’s been weighing you down.
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Relaxing Pilates: 1. Deep breathing exercises 2. Cat cow and 3. Knees-to-chest stretch.
Even just five minutes of Pilates can take you from frazzled to calm, clear and back in control. And if you’re craving more stress-busting goodness, we’ve got you covered!
Join our Online Physio Pilates Membership, FIITLATES, where you’ll get
expert-led Pilates sessions designed for busy women like you. These classes fit right into your schedule, help you unwind, and keep you strong—without adding to your stress.
You give so much to everything else—why not take five minutes for YOU today?
