How To Do Harry Styles’ Pilates Workout At Home

Begin by warming up your body and core with some leg stretches. While lying down on your mat with your knees bent, “carefully lift your head and shoulders whilst keeping the base of your shoulder blades on the mat.” As you pull your right leg in, extend the other one off the floor. Noble says to make sure you keep your lower back anchored to the ground. As you inhale and exhale, switch legs and do this for about five to 10 sets.

“The Single Leg Stretch is the first of the ab series known as the ‘series of five,’ which is part of the Classical Pilates sequence,” Noble shares. “This is a great exercise to warm the abdominals up.”

Anyone who works from home and finds that their back is stiff AF will want to try this Criss Cross move, which is “the last of the ab series.” Noble says this Pilates move will “increase your spinal mobility,” which is also something Styles likes to work on. It can challenge your stamina as well, which is important for someone who has done 15 shows in a row at Madison Square Garden.

Staying on your mat and lying on your back, bring your knees into your chest and hands behind your head. As you lift up your head and shoulders, “extend your right leg out, maintaining a flat back as you simultaneously twist your upper body reaching your right shoulder to your left knee.” To deepen the stretch, look at your opposite elbow. Noble says to “keep [your] elbows wide and twist from your waist not your neck.” Hold this move for about three to five seconds and repeat on the other side for about five to 10 sets.

Looking to improve your posture? Try this Swan Prep Pilates move that will “expand the chest and stretch the abdominals.” Noble says, “This is particularly effective after working the core and will release any tightness in the hip flexors and quadriceps.” Since she says Styles like to “work on his posture and keep his overall stature happy, healthy, and injury-free,” this is definitely a move he would have in his workout routine.

Start by lying face down on your mat “with your hands placed on the floor under your shoulders and elbows close to your body.” Try to keep your feet together, but you can also do this with your legs hip width apart. As you inhale, lift your head and chest off the mat. When you exhale, continue to stretch the back and chest to straighten the arms. She says to make sure to “lift with your heart, not with your head” and keep your neck elongated. Finish the move by breathing again as you lower down to the mat. Do this about three to five times.

Another great move for your posture is the Mermaid. Noble says this will “counteract the negative effects of sitting down,” and increases “strength and flexibility in the arms, shoulders, and torso.” So, if you’re sitting down all day and working from home, try this ASAP.

To start, sit down on your right hip with your knees bent and hold your ankles with your left arm. As you exhale, reach up and over with your right arm while bending over to the left side. She says, “The top of the head should reach towards the ankles and the hip should stay anchored to the ground.” After doing this stretch three times on one side, switch to the other side and repeat.

Another great spine exercise is the Teaser, but Noble warns it’s “notoriously one of the harder of the Classical Pilates sequence.” Since it works out your abs, back, and glutes, it’s a great move to incorporate into your own routine. To perform, lie down on your mat with your legs raised about 45 degrees and your arms behind your head.

As you inhale, lift your legs and arms into a V position. Really try to keep your legs off the mat the entire time, but to make it more difficult, you can start with your legs on the mat and come all the way up into your V from there. Noble says to do this move two to three times, and to “make sure the movement is slow and controlled.”