20-minute pilates workouts

Yes, we took off like a bee and collected 20-minute Pilates workout routines from the internet. And why? Why did we do it?

Well, we don’t know about you, but lately we feel like we have no time to even fake smile (which is not great for your immune system). And by lately, we mean the last like, what, 7 years? But who’s counting?

We don’t want our miserable time management skills to ruin our body and keep us from exercising on a daily basis. So, we decided we need a list of fast workouts that we can do in the morning, get it over with and move ON. We’re talking 20 minutes. We don’t know about you, but 20-25 minutes a day seem reasonable to us! 30 minutes…we don’t know we start to stress. But 20 we can do. We love Pilates and the way it makes us feel, so we are committing to a simple weekly workout split that trains every part of the body.

So, in this small collection of 20-minute mat Pilates workout videos from YouTube you’ll find at home routines to train the entire body (we like classical!), as well as some that target the lower or upper body. Feel free to mix and match these with your favorite go-to workouts to create a weekly exercise plan that works for your schedule!

20-Minute Pilates Workout Routines

(For When You Don’t Have Time To Even Smile)

1. Classical Pilates Full Body Routine

We’re starting the list off, with a bit of a “longer” workout. This one is fast-paced and packs a ton in 24 minutes, it’s a full-body workout!

2. Upper Body And Core Pilates Workout

Grab some light weights for this upper body Pilates routine! It might not be classical mat Pilates, but it will challenge you and make you feel great!

3. Pilates Leg Workout

We’re focusing on the lower body here! If you need low-impact workouts that target your legs aka you can’t or don’t want to do squats or lunges – Pilates is the way to go! You don’t even need to get up to do the exercises!

4. Classical Pilates in 20 Minutes

Another great full-body routine to make you feel strong and alive (that’s at least how we feel when we finish a workout like this one in the morning).

5. Abs and Back Pilates Routine

A bit quicker, this routine will target the upper body, specifically your core and it will wake up your back muscles!

6. Lower Body And Core Wall Pilates

We still haven’t tried this wall Pilates routine, but it looks challenging and promising for our 20-minute needs, so we're excited about having this one on next week’s workout plan!

7. Mobility and Stretch Pilates

So, the last routine in the workout split for the week is stretching! This video will help you improve flexibility and mobility. We feel like this is such a great way to finish a week of workouts, reset and get ready for a new one. That’s right, to do it all again!

We don’t know about you, but we prefer to do fast workouts every day rather than longer workouts a few days a week. We're always afraid we'll get out of routine if we skip more than 1-2 days. This schedule helps us stay on track – we know exactly what we're doing in the morning.

So if you love Pilates, but don’t have a ton of time to train this week, give these routines a go!