Ascending Rep Pilates Butt and Thigh Workout for Glute Activation - Mat Pilates Flow

As much as we love HIIT and strength training, our bodies sometimes need a rest from heavily strenuous moves, a chance to heal from intense workouts.

It’s all about finding a balance, and challenging muscles in a well-rounded variety of ways, so that we don’t overtax our bodily systems or cause strain that we don’t allow ourselves to properly recover from. That’s where diversity in training types becomes a major benefit to a routine.

Ascending Rep Pilates Butt and Thigh Workout for Glute Activation - Mat Pilates Flow

Not only does this butt and thigh workout offer a different way to work the lower body, it also engages the muscles in ways that aren’t always easy to target or isolate with more traditional strength training.

Give it a try and let us know what you think.

Did you add extra resistance for more challenge? Did you like the flow style of this routine? What exercise did you find the most difficult? Were you sore the next day?