Pilates and Pilates-inspired exercises are great places for beginners to start on their fitness journeys. While not as effective for things like fat burning or building muscle, Pilates could not be better as a way to improve range of motion, core stability, and awareness of one's own body — all of which are building blocks you need for more intense workouts down the road. Even more experienced exercisers depend on Pilates to focus on some of these basics and lessen the likelihood of injury.

In this routine, Abs and Lower Body Pilates Workout for Beginners, you will move fluidly through a series of increasingly difficult exercises. A lot of the moves may look very simple, but if you focus on your form, you will definitely feel your body working.

You won't need a separate warm up or cool down for this workout; it starts off nice and slow and finishes off with some feel good cool down stretches. There are ways to modify throughout, to make the exercises easier or more intense.

Are you a Pilates practitioner? How often do you incorporate it into your fitness regimen?