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Cardio-Carve Your Core: 7 Pilates Tweaks

Torch calories and tone your arms and abs with this Pilates cardio workout

Pilates expert Mari Winsor put together a special four-minute calorie-burning Pilates mat routine that will blast fat while toning your arms and abs — all in record time! These seven simple moves (perfomed with or without the weighted bar) will get your heart pumping even when you don’t have a lot of time to work out.