3 Ways to Advance The Hundred

Let’s play with everyone’s favorite exercise!

Let’s play with everyone’s favorite exercise: The Hundred! 

(don’t lie, you know it’s your favorite 😉).

The Hundred is a staple of any Pilates practice and is a great way to strengthen your core, focus your breathing and warm up from the inside out.

But sometimes the regular ‘ol Hundred starts to feel a little stale, so if you’re looking for a few ways to mix it up in your practice, try one of these:

Lower your legs

You can bring them as low as to hover juuuuuust above the ground, but only as long as your low back stays on the floor. If your low back starts to pop off the ground, you’ve lost your core engagement and it’s best to bring your legs up until you can regain control. 

Change your breath

Instead of breathing in for a count of 5 and out for a count of 5, try breathing in for 3 and out for 7, in for 2 and out for 8 or even in for 1 and out for 9.

Play with leg positioning

Try this:

🔥 10 pumps with your legs together at a high position

🔥 30 pumps with your left leg up and right leg low

🔥 30 pumps with your right leg up and left leg low

🔥 30 pumps with your legs as low as you can (with control!)