The Shoulder Bridge is a Pilates class staple because it improves posture, works your abs and glutes and teaches you how to stabilize your shoulders. This move has numerous variations, but they all start with the basic stance: lying on your back with the soles of your feet on the mat, knees bent and pelvis lifted.

The shoulder bridge Pilates exercise is a great exercise to mobilise the spine, work the glutes, hamstring, core and back muscles. By weight-bearing through the shoulders with the hips lifted, the bridge position is a great Pilates exercise.