Who knew that being “lazy” could look so good?
A fitness influencer on TikTok has shared her “lazy girl Pilates pose” that she promises can sculpt four muscle groups at once — in the comfort of your home.
Abby, known as @abbsfar on the platform, posted a video to share her accessible workout technique.
Pilates was created in the 1920s by physical trainer Joseph Pilates, as a rehabilitation tool for soldiers returning from war, and for dancers to tone their bodies and heal aches and pains, according to MedicineNet. Since then, Pilates has become a widely popular, full-body exercise method, particularly among women who prefer low-impact workouts that focus on improving strength and flexibility, while also soothing mental stress, research has shown.
As for Abby’s “lazy girl” routine — the California fitness fan starts by strapping-on ankle weights and lying flat on her back on a cushioned mat with one knee bent and her hips raised in the air.
She pointed lifted her other leg while pointing her foot and bringing it to a 90-degree angle over her body and then slowly brought it back down stopping right before it hits the ground, hovering the leg a few inches above the mat.
Abby then repeated the move a few more times in a row.
“Sculpt your upper body, abs, booty, and legs all in one. Option to add ankle weights to spice it up,” the text on the video read.
In a follow-up video, Abby posted a “lazy girl” Pilates ab routine that includes three exercises meant to be done 10 times each per side, and repeat the entire series three times for a full ab workout, she explained in the caption.
“These 3 Pilates exercises will strengthen your core, tone your waist, reduce back pain, and improve your posture,” the text read.
Still wearing the ankle weights, Abby starts off lying on her back on the mat with her feet slightly hovering above the ground as she does little crunches.
She continues with body twists, where she’s lying down and crunches up to meet her elbow to her bent knee before going back to the starting position and straightening her arm and meeting it to her straightened leg, alternating between the two crunches.
For the final of the three exercises, she comes into the crunch position where both her arm and leg are outstretched and pulses into the crunch.
This comes on the heels of another “lazy girl” trend: lazy girl lunch.
Felicia Keathley, a 27-year-old fitness influencer and mom of three from California, said she dropped 140 pounds thanks to a high-protein lunch that can be whipped up in just 10 minutes.
All it takes is just one cup of low-fat cottage cheese scooped into a bowl with chicken cooked in an air fryer at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for around 8 minutes, and one-fourth of a cup of shredded cheddar cheese for a bit of extra taste.
Experts have also warned against Gen Z’s latest “girl dinner” trend, involving “meals” consisting of just a single glass of Coke Zero or single can of corn.