The beauty of Pilates is that it really does shrink-wrap your core. READ: 7 Pilates Moves for a Beach-Ready Body Pilates concentrates on the deepest layer of abdominals—the transversus—which acts like ...
After years of being told to "draw my navel into my spine" during core workouts and Pilates sessions, I'm finally ready to admit that I have no idea what that means — or really, why I'm even doing it.