Pilates Expert Namrata Purohit: Exercise Should Be Enjoyable, Safe And Injury-Free

Namrata Purohit achieved remarkable milestones in her early years, co-founding The Pilates Studio at the age of 16. She holds the distinction of being the world’s youngest trained Stott Pilates instructor at the age of 16 and authored “The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Being Fit” by 21. By the age of 19, Namrata completed all Stott Pilates courses, augmenting her expertise. She further enhanced her skills by attending specialized workshops in London and Canada, solidifying her reputation as a prodigious figure in the realm of Pilates instruction.

In a candid chat with Purohit, we ask her to elaborate on the exercises to get a svelte summer body:

Q.1: Can you recommend a full body work out to get that summer body?

A: There is no one size fits all. Everyone’s body is different, body type, goals, needs and also the time they have to work towards their body. So it’s hard to just recommend one workout that would help someone achieve their dream summer body. However here are 4 moves that work the entire body and can be incorporated in one’s workout routine:

1. Squat TwistStart with your hands behind your head and ready in squat position. Go down into a deep squat, come up, and then do an oblique twist. During the oblique twist, your knee needs to touch the opposite elbow! Repeat on both sides.
2. Side Lunge Into Shoulder PressStart standing straight and hold dumbbells in your hands. Step out into a side lunge, squeeze the glutes when coming back in, and take the leg up towards the chest, working on your balance, at the same time curl and shoulder press on your way back up. Repeat on both sides.
3. Plank SawGet into a plank and rock back and forth. You’re going to work your quadriceps, fire up that core and work the arms and shoulder stabilisers. While doing so, keep your core engaged!
4. Tricep Dips BridgeGet down on all 4s with your hands behind you, feet in front, hip distance apart and belly up towards the ceiling. Go low into the tricep dips, squeeze your glutes up, while working the entire posterior chain of your body. Make sure your core stays engaged. Complete a couple of reps and then to finish, take one leg up to a table top position, the other leg on the ground and hold for 10 seconds and then switch.
   

   Q.2: What is the most effective way to do this?

A: It is important to exercise 3-5 times a week depending on the kind of routine one follows.

Q.3: Any special tip which you would like to share?

A: Always KISSS: Keep it Safe, Simple and Smart.

I think when one exercises they must enjoy what they are doing, be safe and have no injuries, as well as get the maximum out of the time they have. It’s always about quality over quantity.