Toning, low-impact, intermediate-level, ab-focused Pilates workout by Blogilates
Length: 7 min 31 sec
Day 6 of the 100 Ab Challenge, in which you do 50 candlestick dippers in a row on each side.
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| Warmup | No | Equipment needed |
Yoga mat (optional) |
| Cool-down |
No |
Space needed |
Width of a yoga mat |
| Beginner Modifications |
No |
Apartment friendly? |
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| Advanced Modifications |
No |
Shoes needed? |
No |
Review
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Candlestick dippers have two variations: a “beginner” and an advanced, and there’s a big difference between the two! The advanced version sort of requires you to already have strong obliques; otherwise you might strain yourself. For me, the beginner version was best because I could feel my muscles struggling with the advanced.
The beginner version is pretty easy, but it still burns pretty badly. I didn’t feel like I was dying, but I definitely felt it. I can’t imagine how much it would hurt to do the advanced version! Considering how sore I was after doing the beginner version, I probably wouldn’t be able to move the next day if I did the advanced!
Because it’s high rep and it burns, I ranked this workout at an intermediate level, but beginners can do it if they go carefully and pace themselves. Either way this is a pretty intense workout, so prepare to feel the burn!
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