Pilates breathing

Reviewer Names the mistake most people are taught to make, then gives the actual fix.

Moderator Squarely Pilates breathing - opens with the Joseph Pilates full-inhale/exhale principle, then corrects a specific common error and applies breath timing to actual exercises.

Reviewer Clear, hands-on, and explains the why - excellent teaching.

Moderator Explicitly labeled fundamentals - walks through 360 rib cage breathing, the tricky exhale/transverse abdominis connection, and contrasts it with yogic breathing. Exactly the sub-skill.

Reviewer This is the one that actually tells you when to breathe during an exercise, not just how.

Moderator Thorough explanation of why lateral breathing is used, the nose-in/mouth-out rule, and crucially the practical rule tying inhale/exhale to spinal flexion/extension phases of exercises (exhale on flexion, inhale on extension). Fully on-topic and highly applied.

Reviewer Genuinely great demo — you can SEE the difference between correct and incorrect breathing.

Moderator Explains the Pilates principle of breathing, why lateral (not belly-puffing) breathing is used, and uses a rice bag as a visual prop to demonstrate correct vs. incorrect belly movement, tying it into actual exercises (leg lifts, the hundred). Fully on-topic and applied.

Reviewer Excellent - correct breath timing shown across two different exercises, not just described.

Moderator Same content as this creator's other post here - applies lateral/diaphragmatic breathing to an ab exercise and a bridge with correct inhale/exhale timing. Squarely the skill.

Reviewer Excellent - correct breath timing shown across two different exercises, not just described.

Moderator Goes beyond the concept and demonstrates lateral/diaphragmatic breathing applied to two real exercises (an ab curl and a bridge), with inhale/exhale timed to the movement phases. Squarely the skill, and unusually practical.

Reviewer The clearest explanation here — the bucket-handle cue alone is worth it.

Moderator Entire video, start to finish, is the mechanics of the Pilates breath — inhale expansion, exhale engagement, nothing else competing for airtime.

Reviewer Solid and well organized, just a bit of channel promotion mixed in.

Moderator Clearly explains diaphragmatic vs lateral breathing and states plainly which one is used for Pilates and why - directly on-topic foundational content.

Reviewer Smart to start with belly breathing then contrast it against the lateral pattern — makes the difference obvious.

Moderator Explicit '101' beginner lesson contrasting belly breathing (yoga) with lateral rib breathing (Pilates), explaining why the lateral pattern engages the transverse abdominis more deeply. Fully on-topic.

Reviewer The band-around-the-ribs drill is a genuinely useful way to feel what lateral breathing should feel like.

Moderator Thorough, entirely dedicated lesson on Pilates breathing: the Joseph Pilates 'learn to breathe' philosophy, why nasal/diaphragmatic breathing matters, and a hands-on band/towel practice exercise. Fully on-topic.

Reviewer Explains the why, not just the how — one of the better ones here.

Moderator Entirely about Pilates breathing — why it matters, nose-in/mouth-out pattern, transversus engagement, contrast with yoga breath, then four guided exercises building in difficulty. Nothing here is off-topic.

Reviewer Clear cueing and explains the 'scoop' concept well - good foundational teaching.

Moderator A focused warm-up segment specifically teaching rib cage/lateral breathing with hands-on cueing and a clear contrast to yoga belly breathing - squarely on-topic and foundational.

Reviewer Good step-by-step build — ribs first, then belly, then combine. Easy to follow.

Moderator Clear, focused tutorial entirely on lateral rib breathing: hands on ribs, inhale to expand sideways, exhale to draw ribs together without sinking the spine, followed by a guided practice. Squarely on-topic.

Reviewer The stethoscope cue and hand placement make this easy to actually feel and check yourself.

Moderator Squarely a Pilates breathing tutorial - three-dimensional rib breathing, explained and self-checked with hand placement.

Reviewer Best-structured breathing lesson in this batch — explains the why, not just the how.

Moderator A full, dedicated diaphragmatic/lateral breathing tutorial: balloon-lung visualization, anatomy of diaphragm and intercostal action, then guided practice with a theraband for tactile feedback.

Reviewer Validates that it's hard while still giving the right cue to aim for.

Moderator Same rib-cage-breathing content as this creator's other post in the queue, word for word - still squarely on topic.

Reviewer Validates that it's hard while still giving the right cue to aim for.

Moderator Squarely rib cage breathing for Pilates core engagement - inhale expand the ribs, exhale close and flatten.

Reviewer Adds a real nuance — audible vs. inaudible breath — that most lessons skip.

Moderator Whole segment is devoted to distinguishing diaphragm/belly breathing from Pilates' lateral rib breathing, with a hands-on self-test and a theraband check. On topic throughout.

Reviewer Tight, accurate, hits the one mistake everyone makes.

Moderator Purely lateral breathing — the rationale for it, a live demo, and a specific correction (don't let the ribs flare forward, focus on the lower/floating ribs and the back). Nothing extraneous.

Reviewer Explains the exhale mechanic better than most sources bother to.

Moderator An introduction episode entirely about the Pilates breath mechanism itself — full exhale philosophy, rib cage expansion, layered exhale technique (tree-ring analogy) before moving into an exercise.

Reviewer Simple cues that actually land — good starting point.

Moderator Entirely a basic breathing lesson: hand placement, breathing into the abdomen, forceful exhale cue (blow out candles), belly-balloon imagery, and how the abs should pull in on exhale.

Reviewer Expert nuance you don't often get in a free video.

Moderator Entirely about applying the Pilates breath to specific reformer exercises (Coordination, Chest Expansion) with a three-count suspended inhale, squarely on the breathing-in-movement topic.

Reviewer Good, teachable cues you could use with a client tomorrow.

Moderator Directly teaches lateral/intercostal breathing (hands on ribs, inhale to expand sideways, exhale to 'knit the ribs together') alongside neutral spine, both squarely core Pilates breathing content.

Reviewer Explains the reasoning well, just needed tighter delivery.

Moderator Entirely about breathing patterns in Pilates: the inhale-extension/exhale-flexion rule of thumb, and how to flip it deliberately to correct postural biases like kyphosis or upper cross syndrome.

Reviewer Good basic intro, just doesn't go much beyond the seated breathing itself.

Moderator Directly teaches diaphragmatic and thoracic (rib) breathing with hands-on placement cues in a seated position — squarely on-topic though delivered in a brief, general format.

Reviewer The breathing cues here are some of the clearest you'll find.

Moderator First half of this is neutral spine/pelvis setup, which is context, not breathing. The breathing section itself only kicks in partway through — so as a share of the video, it's covering breathing among other things rather than being solely about it.

Reviewer Good concepts, if a bit meandering to get to them.

Moderator A live Q&A specifically about increasing lateral breathing capacity - directly relevant, though the format is conversational rather than a structured lesson.

Reviewer Correctly connects the exhale to core engagement -- that's the real mechanism, not fluff.

Moderator Squarely about the Pilates exhale and what it does -- on-skill.

Reviewer Good for practicing the pattern, doesn't really teach it.

Moderator This is a guided lateral-breathing session start to finish — settle in, inhale expanding the ribs, exhale ribs together, then add the ab draw-in, then a counted breath pattern. Squarely on the sub-skill.

Reviewer Sounds nice, but the caption doesn't actually say how to do it.

Moderator Specialized breathing-focused account, title squarely about Pilates breathing -- on-skill.

Reviewer Small but correct and clearly justified breathing cue.

Moderator Breathing is one clearly explained element within a broader Dead Bug tutorial (setup, neutral spine, core connection, variations) rather than the main subject.

Reviewer Nice asymmetry tip, but breathing itself takes a back seat to the movement.

Moderator Mat variation of the Cadillac 'Breathing' exercise using light weights, with basic inhale/exhale cueing woven into the movement instruction - moderately relevant.

Reviewer Some useful perspective, but light on actual breathing instruction.

Moderator This is really a demo of the 'Breathing' exercise (a specific Cadillac movement adapted to the mat), with breath cues woven in but the focus is more on the movement itself than teaching the breathing skill directly.

Reviewer Fine as a relaxation class, muddies what Pilates breathing specifically is.

Moderator Opens with genuine breathing instruction (hands on chest/belly, then hands-on-ribs lateral breathing with counts), but the back two-thirds turns into a full movement flow — hip lifts, rolling, arm sweeps — where breath is just a metronome for the exercise rather than the thing being taught. Call it 'covers it among other things.'

Reviewer Nice practice tool if you already know the technique — not where you learn it.

Moderator This is a movement flow class that uses breath as a pacing tool — arm circles, stretches, seated twists — and explicitly punts the actual breathing explanation to 'another video in this channel.' There are a couple of genuine breathing-specific bits (the theraband-around-ribcage exercise), but most of the runtime is stretching, not teaching the breath itself.

Reviewer Requires equipment and prior knowledge - not much standalone breathing instruction.

Moderator This is an equipment-specific exercise called 'Breathing' on the Cadillac, with the actual breath instruction reduced to a brief inhale/hold/exhale cue - mostly a movement demo requiring specialized equipment.