A great option for beginners or advanced students who want to shake up their Pilates routine. Using the student’s own body as resistance, the floor-based Pilates Mat class aims to achieve the same benefits as equipment classes: improved strength, posture, flexibility and long, toned muscles. Pilates Mat strengthens the core, abdominal and back muscles to prevent or treat back pain and improve coordination, posture, balance and alignment — producing a lasting sense of well being in the process.