Pilates Travel Tips and our best travel workouts!

Whether you travel on a regular basis or are just taking a summer vacation, you can take your Pilates with you easily! There are so many exercises you can do just about anywhere with just your body or a small prop that you can keep up your core strengthening, body lengthening, strengthening and balancing Pilates workouts just about anywhere. Here’s some simple tips to remember when traveling and some links to our favorite exercises for the road!

1. Pack a few small,lightweight props like a Theraband, a small 4 inch ball, or a magic circle so you have plenty of exercise options!

2. Remind yourself that doing something is always better than nothing! You are probably not going to do a full hour Pilates session in your hotel room and that’s OK! Just doing a small sequence of exercises or even some of your favorite stretches will keep your body feeling happy and healthy!

3. Get creative!! Workouts don’t just have to happen on a mat in your room or at the fitness center. Go for a walk and enjoy some new scenery and add some off your favorite exercises in along the way! Use a park bench to do some tricep dips or take a towel and lay in the grass and do some of your favorite Pilates exercises! Try some Pilates in the pool!

4. Mix in mindful movement throughout your day. Vacations and trips are often disruptive of our regular schedule and that’s to be expected. Try to add little bits of movement in throughout your day and pay attention to how your body feels. Stretch when you need to stretch, walk when you’ve been sitting too long and pay attention to your posture!

Here’s a quick list of some of my favorite travel mini workouts and exercises:

My Favorite Things Pilates Mat Workout (no props)

Resistance Band Pilates Mat Workout

Intermediate Pilates Mat Workout

Wedding Arm Magic Circle Workout

All Levels Mat Workout

Magic Circle Workout for Home

Side Leg Kick Workout

If you have a favorite travel workout, let us know! We’d love to add it to our list.