The Hundred pilates: how to do it at home

Do it step by step

Lie on your back, legs in tabletop. Curl your head and shoulders up and reach your arms long.
Breathe in for five pumps. Keep your arms long and low.
Breathe out for five pumps. Draw your belly toward your spine.

Hear your teacher cue it

These are the lines I say in your class, recorded for the app. Press play and move with them.

Set upLie on your back, legs in tabletop. Curl your head and shoulders up and reach your arms long.

Breathe inBreathe in for five pumps. Keep your arms long and low.

Breathe outBreathe out for five pumps. Draw your belly toward your spine.

Feel it, ease it, stay safe

Feel it hereYour belly works hard while your arms pump small and quick.

Make it easierKeep your head down on the mat and keep pumping.

Watch outIf your neck strains, rest your head.

Find it in your plan

Your 28-day plan unlocks one level a week. The Hundred belongs to the Beginner level, so it joins your classes in week 2.

You also do it in these quick classes:

Work your core, 15 minutes: Spend fifteen minutes on your back. I count every breath.
Flow through the classics, 25 minutes: Follow the order Joseph Pilates taught, for twenty-five minutes.

Your questions about The Hundred

Is The Hundred good for beginners?

The Hundred sits at the Beginner level, so your plan brings it in during week 2, after the moves it builds on. Until then, try the easier version: Keep your head down on the mat and keep pumping.

How long should I do The Hundred?

In a Her Pilates class you hold The Hundred for about 1 minute. Slow down and keep the breath steady over adding time.

What should I feel in The Hundred?

Your belly works hard while your arms pump small and quick.

What's an easier version of The Hundred?

Keep your head down on the mat and keep pumping.