Almost Essential’s reccomended Online Pilates Instructor Paola shares with you some tips to get rid of those post-holiday pounds and to start the day in a more positive, energetic way.

Hello guys,

First, I would love you to remember that: YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND YOU HAVE ALREADY A GREAT SHAPE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. But, I totally understand what it means to feel uncomforta-ble in some clothes, to desire your dream body and to work out because you want to change your body shape. I get it and that’s why I would love to share a few tips with you that can help you to shift your mindset towards a more positive way to look at yourself, at your body and at your life.

Are you with me? Great, let’s start!

1) Every morning when you wake up, drink between 1-2 glasses of hot water with lemon. This helps you to cleanse, to detoxify, it also helps your digestive system; it aids your metabolism work better. Plus, it is great for the beauty of your skin too. Your skin will glow and shine as your body gets rid of all the toxins.

2) Grab a piece of paper or your phone and write down at least 3 things that you love about yourself. Keep this list with you and look at it during the day when you feel stuck, unmotivated, or angry at yourself.

3) Grab your mat or a towel and start to breath in and out, at least 5 times. Straight after, start your Pilates workout with me on shapesstudio.co or any other Pilates workout you love.

4) Avoid sugar, too much alcohol, white carbs and please stay away from protein bars, they are so high in sugar and they can be addicted.

If you are on shapesstudio.co, please try to select a Dynamic Pilates workout focused on ABS for this week so you can really work on your tummy and see the changes soon. My workouts are be-tween 13-23 minutes; if you only have 10 minutes in the morning, do it anyway. Press pause when you need to stop and come back to that video the following day. Did you know that only 5 minutes of Pilates everyday can help you to achieve great results?

Try these 4 tips in the morning for a week and feel free to share with me how it goes and if you need any support, I am right here.

If you are new to shapes, there is free trial video, you can sign in for free and try whichever workout you want just visit my website via Almost Essential.

I wish you a great day and a very productive week.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Paola x