“POV: Your pilates instructor told you to do this exercise for 1 min daily, and now your stomach is flat, your inner thighs are slimmer and your waist is snatched,” says the video’s on-screen caption.

The lure of the "Pilates body" being too good to pass up, I started looking for classes in New York City — only to learn that I'd have to drop $30 per hour for the group fitness experience.

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