Arms and posture - 9 min
Pilates Mat
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9m 24s
Level 2 - Pace: Slow
Let’s tone the arms! In Pilates we usually work with very light weights… but the beauty of it is that as we work the arms, we also engage and control the whole postural alignment of the body making an exercise that might seem easy very challenging and intense!
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