{"id":80712,"date":"2025-09-23T09:49:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/80712\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:49:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:49:12","slug":"strength-training-and-pilates-lower-body-workout-to-build-muscle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/80712\/","title":{"rendered":"Strength Training And Pilates Lower-Body Workout To Build Muscle"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a reason why so many FitTok workout trends incorporate both pilates and strength training<\/a> into their routines (we see you, 3-2-1 method<\/a> and 3-2-8 barre pilates method<\/a>). The two exercise modalities are basically a match made in heaven: strength training trains and grows your muscles, while pilates keeps you nimble, activates your core, and strengthens deeper stabilizing muscles to support you across all of your workouts.<\/p>\n

We created Pilates x Lift<\/a><\/strong>, a four-week training plan in collaboration with Men\u2019s Health, to marry the best of each of these training modalities and help you get stronger and recover better. <\/p>\n

Led by Nike trainer and pilates instructor Tara Bethune and fitness trainer and kettlebell expert Marcus Martinez, CSCS, this hybrid lower-body workout will help you increase muscle mass in your legs and glutes while building muscular endurance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ahead, find the workout as well as highlights and tips to focus on. Let\u2019s get into it. <\/p>\n

Watch Now: Hybrid Lower Body<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Time:<\/strong> 30 minutes | Equipment:<\/strong> mat, medium and heavy weights | Good for:<\/strong> lower body<\/p>\n

Pilates and strength training pair seamlessly in this lower-body workout because each discipline reinforces the other\u2019s benefits. Coach Tara selected pilates exercises like side-lying clamshells and leg extensions and sweeps to target the glute medius and deep stabilizing muscles, which directly support stronger, more efficient squats and lateral movements that Coach Marcus leads you through. <\/p>\n

Similarly, the pilates lunge series builds endurance and stability that translate into better form and power for traditional strength moves like deadlifts and squats. These pilates primers essentially \u201cwake up\u201d the supporting muscles so that when you shift into loaded strength work, Coach Tara explains, your body is already primed for optimal movement mechanics and muscle activation. <\/p>\n

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Addison Aloian is the associate health & fitness editor at Women\u2019s Health, where she writes and edits across the health, weight loss, and fitness verticals. She\u2019s also a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). In her free time, you can find her lifting weights at the gym, running on the West Side Highway in New York City\u2014she recently completed her first half-marathon\u2014and watching (and critiquing!) the latest movies that have garnered Oscars buzz. In addition to Women’s Health, her work has also appeared in Allure, StyleCaster, L’Officiel USA, V Magazine, VMAN, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a reason why so many FitTok workout trends incorporate both pilates and strength training into their routines…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80713,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[278],"tags":[1273,54167,343,18,525,135,19,17,590,54166],"class_list":{"0":"post-80712","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-content-type-how-to-service","9":"tag-contentid-1c082eef-430e-4b67-aabb-f6384422bbf4","10":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","11":"tag-eire","12":"tag-fitness","13":"tag-health","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-locale-us","17":"tag-shorttitle-crush-your-glutes-with-this-strength-pilates-workout"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}