We’re all obsessed with pilates right now, and for good reason. You only need to see regular pilates fans walking around to see how pilates improves posture and strength, even if they work a desk job. Put someone who does a weekly class next to a weights fiend and it’s hard to say who’d win in a press-up competition or body-weight challenge. It’s a practice brimming with science-backed benefits. 

And one exercise you’ll find in most pilates classes is scissor kicks. The bodyweight move might look super-simple but trust us, just a few seconds is long enough to feel the burn.